Denver (DEN) to New York (LGA)
Flight time
≈ 4h 02m
Bearing
78° E
Denver (DEN) to New York (LGA) is 1,616 miles (2,600 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies DEN–LGA
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, United Airlines operated the most departures, one of 4 carriers flying nonstop DEN–LGA; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 53% of departures; flights ran 83% full.
Departures
786
April 2026
Seats
123,630
both directions
Passengers
102,464
both directions
Load factor
82.9%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies DEN–LGA?
United Airlines operated the most nonstop DEN–LGA departures in April 2026 (336), one of 4 carriers on the route.
- UA
United Airlines
336 departures · 55,972 seats
Share of departures42.7%85.2%
Load
- WN
Southwest Airlines
269 departures · 43,617 seats
Share of departures34.2%82.2%
Load
- DL
Delta Air Lines
171 departures · 22,181 seats
Share of departures21.8%77.8%
Load
- F9
Frontier Airlines
10 departures · 1,860 seats
Share of departures1.3%88.3%
Load
What plane flies DEN–LGA?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 53% of DEN–LGA departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
417 departures · 85.0% load
53.0% - Airbus A220-300
159 departures · 77.3% load
20.2% - Boeing 737-800
94 departures · 83.1% load
12.0% - Boeing 737-700
91 departures · 78.6% load
11.6% - Airbus A220-100
8 departures · 87.4% load
1.0% - Airbus A320neo
8 departures · 87.8% load
1.0% - Airbus A321neo
7 departures · 92.9% load
0.9% - Boeing 737 MAX 9
2 departures · 52.5% load
0.3%
How has DEN–LGA traffic changed?
Nonstop DEN–LGA departures rose from 741 in May 2025 to 786 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop DEN–LGA traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
741 departures · 110,134 passengers
89.2%
Load
June 2025
755 departures · 115,834 passengers
93.2%
Load
July 2025
755 departures · 114,450 passengers
92.1%
Load
August 2025
792 departures · 120,035 passengers
91.4%
Load
September 2025
789 departures · 114,162 passengers
87.1%
Load
October 2025
782 departures · 114,682 passengers
88.5%
Load
November 2025
704 departures · 99,209 passengers
84.9%
Load
December 2025
744 departures · 110,516 passengers
88.2%
Load
January 2026
735 departures · 95,602 passengers
82.5%
Load
February 2026
630 departures · 80,775 passengers
83.2%
Load
March 2026
757 departures · 102,119 passengers
85.5%
Load
April 2026
786 departures · 102,464 passengers
82.9%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
LGA → DEN
80.6% full
394 departures · 49,832 passengers
DEN → LGA
85.2% full
392 departures · 52,632 passengers
Nonstop DEN–LGA 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 New York (LGA)?
DEN to LGA is 1,616 miles (2,600 km / 1,404 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from DEN to LGA?
A nonstop covers the 1,616-mile great-circle distance in roughly 4h 02m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies DEN–LGA?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (53.0%), followed by the Airbus A220-300 (20.2%).
What mileage do I earn flying DEN–LGA?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,616-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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