Denver (DEN) to Grand Junction (GJT)
Flight time
≈ 1h 13m
Bearing
257° W
Denver (DEN) to Grand Junction (GJT) is 212 miles (341 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies DEN–GJT
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, SkyWest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 3 carriers flying nonstop DEN–GJT; the Bombardier CRJ-200 was the most common aircraft at 34% of departures; flights ran 83% full.
Departures
370
April 2026
Seats
32,886
both directions
Passengers
27,363
both directions
Load factor
83.2%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies DEN–GJT?
SkyWest Airlines operated the most nonstop DEN–GJT departures in April 2026 (249), one of 3 carriers on the route.
- OO
SkyWest Airlines
249 departures · 12,856 seats
Share of departures67.3%79.9%
Load
- UA
United Airlines
120 departures · 20,011 seats
Share of departures32.4%85.4%
Load
- SVW
Global Jet Luxembourg
1 departures · 19 seats
Share of departures0.3%0.0%
Load
What plane flies DEN–GJT?
In April 2026, the Bombardier CRJ-200 flew 34% of DEN–GJT departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Bombardier CRJ-200
126 departures · 81.8% load
34.1% - Boeing 737-800
109 departures · 85.6% load
29.5% - Bombardier CRJ-550
103 departures · 82.1% load
27.8% - Embraer E175
17 departures · 62.1% load
4.6% - Boeing 737-900ER
7 departures · 82.0% load
1.9% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
4 departures · 87.8% load
1.1% - Bombardier CRJ-700
2 departures · 59.3% load
0.5% - Embraer E170
1 departures · 90.0% load
0.3% - Gulfstream Aerospace Gulfstream G600
1 departures · 0.0% load
0.3%
How has DEN–GJT traffic changed?
Nonstop DEN–GJT departures fell from 410 in May 2025 to 370 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop DEN–GJT traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
410 departures · 31,842 passengers
87.6%
Load
June 2025
403 departures · 29,323 passengers
85.6%
Load
July 2025
434 departures · 33,502 passengers
84.0%
Load
August 2025
412 departures · 30,708 passengers
84.2%
Load
September 2025
364 departures · 29,214 passengers
87.4%
Load
October 2025
374 departures · 31,053 passengers
86.8%
Load
November 2025
329 departures · 25,039 passengers
82.1%
Load
December 2025
386 departures · 26,681 passengers
79.5%
Load
January 2026
362 departures · 22,465 passengers
75.1%
Load
February 2026
332 departures · 21,620 passengers
79.9%
Load
March 2026
376 departures · 24,883 passengers
76.5%
Load
April 2026
370 departures · 27,363 passengers
83.2%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
DEN → GJT
82.3% full
185 departures · 13,600 passengers
GJT → DEN
84.1% full
185 departures · 13,763 passengers
Nonstop DEN–GJT traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through April 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
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Frequently asked
How far is Denver (DEN) from Grand Junction (GJT)?
DEN to GJT is 212 miles (341 km / 184 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from DEN to GJT?
A nonstop covers the 212-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 13m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies DEN–GJT?
In April 2026, the Bombardier CRJ-200 flew the largest share of departures (34.1%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (29.5%).
What mileage do I earn flying DEN–GJT?
Distance-based programs credit off the 212-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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