Denver (DEN) to Helena (HLN)
Flight time
≈ 1h 59m
Bearing
324° NW
Denver (DEN) to Helena (HLN) is 593 miles (955 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies DEN–HLN
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop DEN–HLN; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 83% full.
Departures
120
April 2026
Seats
9,018
both directions
Passengers
7,505
both directions
Load factor
83.2%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies DEN–HLN?
SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop DEN–HLN in April 2026 (120 departures).
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SkyWest Airlines
120 departures · 9,018 seats
Share of departures100.0%83.2%
Load
What plane flies DEN–HLN?
In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 100% of DEN–HLN departures.
- Embraer E175
120 departures · 83.2% load
100.0%
How has DEN–HLN traffic changed?
Nonstop DEN–HLN departures fell from 140 in May 2025 to 120 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop DEN–HLN traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
140 departures · 6,152 passengers
87.9%
Load
June 2025
173 departures · 7,199 passengers
83.2%
Load
July 2025
173 departures · 7,436 passengers
86.0%
Load
August 2025
179 departures · 7,459 passengers
83.1%
Load
September 2025
179 departures · 7,465 passengers
82.7%
Load
October 2025
176 departures · 7,308 passengers
77.4%
Load
November 2025
118 departures · 6,616 passengers
74.6%
Load
December 2025
123 departures · 7,195 passengers
79.9%
Load
January 2026
126 departures · 6,726 passengers
71.2%
Load
February 2026
111 departures · 6,695 passengers
80.0%
Load
March 2026
122 departures · 7,474 passengers
81.4%
Load
April 2026
120 departures · 7,505 passengers
83.2%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
DEN → HLN
84.8% full
60 departures · 3,823 passengers
HLN → DEN
81.6% full
60 departures · 3,682 passengers
Nonstop DEN–HLN 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 Helena (HLN)?
DEN to HLN is 593 miles (955 km / 516 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from DEN to HLN?
A nonstop covers the 593-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 59m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies DEN–HLN?
In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying DEN–HLN?
Distance-based programs credit off the 593-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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