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
Filed traffic dataIn June 2026, SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop DEN–HLN; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 98% of departures; flights ran 87% full.
Departures
119
June 2026
Seats
8,666
both directions
Passengers
7,512
both directions
Load factor
86.7%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies DEN–HLN?
SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop DEN–HLN in June 2026 (119 departures).
- OO
119 departures · 8,666 seats
Share of departures100.0%86.7%
Load
What plane flies DEN–HLN?
In June 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 98% of DEN–HLN departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Embraer E175
117 departures · 86.5% load
98.3% - Embraer E170
2 departures · 98.6% load
1.7%
How has DEN–HLN traffic changed?
Nonstop DEN–HLN departures fell from 173 in July 2025 to 119 in June 2026.
Monthly nonstop DEN–HLN traffic, trailing 12 months through June 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
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
May 2026
125 departures · 7,614 passengers
83.8%
Load
June 2026
119 departures · 7,512 passengers
86.7%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
DEN → HLN
86.7% full
60 departures · 3,794 passengers
HLN → DEN
86.6% full
59 departures · 3,718 passengers
Nonstop DEN–HLN traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through June 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
The airports
Helena
US
Helena Regional Airport
Coordinates
46.61°N, 111.98°W
Hemisphere
N · W
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 June 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (98.3%), followed by the Embraer E170 (1.7%).
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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