Denver (DEN) to Sioux Falls (FSD)
Flight time
≈ 1h 46m
Bearing
55° NE
Denver (DEN) to Sioux Falls (FSD) is 483 miles (777 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies DEN–FSD
Filed traffic dataIn July 2026, SkyWest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 4 carriers flying nonstop DEN–FSD; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 32% of departures; flights ran 84% full.
Departures
368
July 2026
Seats
32,062
both directions
Passengers
27,043
both directions
Load factor
84.4%
seat-miles filled
Who flies DEN–FSD?
SkyWest Airlines operated the most nonstop DEN–FSD departures in July 2026 (279), one of 4 carriers on the route.
- OO
279 departures · 17,686 seats
Share of departures75.8%89.0%
Load
- UA
60 departures · 9,032 seats
Share of departures16.3%84.8%
Load
- F9
28 departures · 5,184 seats
Share of departures7.6%67.1%
Load
- DL
1 departures · 160 seats
Share of departures0.3%98.8%
Load
What plane flies DEN–FSD?
In July 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 32% of DEN–FSD departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Embraer E175
118 departures · 89.1% load
32.1% - Bombardier CRJ-550
106 departures · 86.5% load
28.8% - Airbus A320
66 departures · 82.7% load
17.9% - Embraer E170
55 departures · 92.3% load
14.9% - Airbus A320neo
16 departures · 64.9% load
4.3% - Airbus A321neo
4 departures · 66.4% load
1.1% - Boeing 737-800
3 departures · 96.1% load
0.8%
How has DEN–FSD traffic changed?
Nonstop DEN–FSD departures rose from 365 in August 2025 to 368 in July 2026.
Monthly nonstop DEN–FSD traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
365 departures · 29,120 passengers
84.0%
Load
September 2025
316 departures · 26,335 passengers
87.6%
Load
October 2025
321 departures · 28,492 passengers
83.0%
Load
November 2025
259 departures · 21,802 passengers
80.2%
Load
December 2025
254 departures · 21,569 passengers
82.5%
Load
January 2026
261 departures · 21,277 passengers
80.9%
Load
February 2026
243 departures · 21,224 passengers
82.4%
Load
March 2026
257 departures · 21,260 passengers
80.1%
Load
April 2026
265 departures · 20,163 passengers
76.3%
Load
May 2026
337 departures · 23,999 passengers
76.3%
Load
June 2026
363 departures · 25,870 passengers
80.6%
Load
July 2026
368 departures · 27,043 passengers
84.4%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
DEN → FSD
83.1% full
185 departures · 13,327 passengers
FSD → DEN
85.6% full
183 departures · 13,716 passengers
Nonstop DEN–FSD traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through July 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). Load factor is RPM ÷ ASM (revenue passenger-miles ÷ available seat-miles).
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Frequently asked
How far is Denver (DEN) from Sioux Falls (FSD)?
DEN to FSD is 483 miles (777 km / 420 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from DEN to FSD?
A nonstop covers the 483-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 46m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies DEN–FSD?
In July 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (32.1%), followed by the Bombardier CRJ-550 (28.8%).
What mileage do I earn flying DEN–FSD?
Distance-based programs credit off the 483-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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