Denver (DEN) to Newark (EWR)
Flight time
≈ 4h 00m
Bearing
78° E
Denver (DEN) to Newark (EWR) is 1,601 miles (2,576 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies DEN–EWR
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, United Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop DEN–EWR; the Airbus A321neo was the most common aircraft at 33% of departures; flights ran 83% full.
Departures
576
May 2026
Seats
106,816
both directions
Passengers
88,715
both directions
Load factor
83.0%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies DEN–EWR?
United Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop DEN–EWR in May 2026 (576 departures).
- UA
576 departures · 106,816 seats
Share of departures100.0%83.0%
Load
What plane flies DEN–EWR?
In May 2026, the Airbus A321neo flew 33% of DEN–EWR departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Airbus A321neo
192 departures · 83.5% load
33.3% - Boeing 737 MAX 9
178 departures · 78.9% load
30.9% - Boeing 737-900ER
106 departures · 84.3% load
18.4% - Boeing 757-200
98 departures · 88.1% load
17.0% - Boeing 737-800
2 departures · 100.0% load
0.4%
How has DEN–EWR traffic changed?
Nonstop DEN–EWR departures rose from 463 in June 2025 to 576 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop DEN–EWR traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
463 departures · 77,446 passengers
92.7%
Load
July 2025
583 departures · 98,441 passengers
89.7%
Load
August 2025
616 departures · 104,025 passengers
88.7%
Load
September 2025
586 departures · 95,651 passengers
86.3%
Load
October 2025
601 departures · 98,454 passengers
88.2%
Load
November 2025
530 departures · 79,394 passengers
82.3%
Load
December 2025
564 departures · 90,714 passengers
87.6%
Load
January 2026
481 departures · 75,192 passengers
84.4%
Load
February 2026
416 departures · 64,301 passengers
83.6%
Load
March 2026
547 departures · 85,942 passengers
85.9%
Load
April 2026
544 departures · 77,195 passengers
78.7%
Load
May 2026
576 departures · 88,715 passengers
83.0%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
DEN → EWR
84.9% full
288 departures · 45,093 passengers
EWR → DEN
81.2% full
288 departures · 43,622 passengers
Nonstop DEN–EWR traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through May 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
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Frequently asked
How far is Denver (DEN) from Newark (EWR)?
DEN to EWR is 1,601 miles (2,576 km / 1,391 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from DEN to EWR?
A nonstop covers the 1,601-mile great-circle distance in roughly 4h 00m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies DEN–EWR?
In May 2026, the Airbus A321neo flew the largest share of departures (33.3%), followed by the Boeing 737 MAX 9 (30.9%).
What mileage do I earn flying DEN–EWR?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,601-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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