Denver (DEN) to Gunnison (GUC)
Flight time
≈ 1h 06m
Bearing
234° SW
Denver (DEN) to Gunnison (GUC) is 152 miles (244 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies DEN–GUC
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop DEN–GUC; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 74% full.
Departures
146
May 2026
Seats
10,232
both directions
Passengers
7,575
both directions
Load factor
74.0%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies DEN–GUC?
SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop DEN–GUC in May 2026 (146 departures).
- OO
146 departures · 10,232 seats
Share of departures100.0%74.0%
Load
What plane flies DEN–GUC?
In May 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 100% of DEN–GUC departures.
- Embraer E175
146 departures · 74.0% load
100.0%
How has DEN–GUC traffic changed?
Nonstop DEN–GUC departures fell from 178 in June 2025 to 146 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop DEN–GUC traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
178 departures · 9,112 passengers
73.1%
Load
July 2025
184 departures · 9,719 passengers
75.3%
Load
August 2025
186 departures · 9,901 passengers
76.0%
Load
September 2025
180 departures · 9,822 passengers
78.0%
Load
October 2025
176 departures · 8,503 passengers
69.0%
Load
November 2025
115 departures · 5,691 passengers
70.5%
Load
December 2025
150 departures · 7,974 passengers
75.9%
Load
January 2026
184 departures · 9,770 passengers
75.8%
Load
February 2026
169 departures · 9,497 passengers
79.8%
Load
March 2026
177 departures · 9,566 passengers
77.1%
Load
April 2026
130 departures · 5,713 passengers
62.8%
Load
May 2026
146 departures · 7,575 passengers
74.0%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
DEN → GUC
77.0% full
73 departures · 3,938 passengers
GUC → DEN
71.1% full
73 departures · 3,637 passengers
Nonstop DEN–GUC 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).
The airports
Gunnison
US
Gunnison Crested Butte Regional Airport
Coordinates
38.53°N, 106.93°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Denver (DEN) from Gunnison (GUC)?
DEN to GUC is 152 miles (244 km / 132 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from DEN to GUC?
A nonstop covers the 152-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 06m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies DEN–GUC?
In May 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying DEN–GUC?
Distance-based programs credit off the 152-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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