Denver (DEN) to Lincoln (LNK)
Flight time
≈ 1h 39m
Bearing
78° E
Denver (DEN) to Lincoln (LNK) is 422 miles (679 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies DEN–LNK
Filed traffic dataIn July 2026, SkyWest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 2 carriers flying nonstop DEN–LNK; the Bombardier CRJ-550 was the most common aircraft at 79% of departures; flights ran 81% full.
Departures
297
July 2026
Seats
14,966
both directions
Passengers
12,103
both directions
Load factor
80.9%
seat-miles filled
Who flies DEN–LNK?
SkyWest Airlines operated the most nonstop DEN–LNK departures in July 2026 (296), one of 2 carriers on the route.
- OO
296 departures · 14,840 seats
Share of departures99.7%80.8%
Load
- UA
1 departures · 126 seats
Share of departures0.3%87.3%
Load
What plane flies DEN–LNK?
In July 2026, the Bombardier CRJ-550 flew 79% of DEN–LNK departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Bombardier CRJ-550
234 departures · 81.4% load
78.8% - Bombardier CRJ-200
60 departures · 79.2% load
20.2% - Embraer E175
2 departures · 64.3% load
0.7% - Airbus A319
1 departures · 87.3% load
0.3%
How has DEN–LNK traffic changed?
Nonstop DEN–LNK departures fell from 307 in August 2025 to 297 in July 2026.
Monthly nonstop DEN–LNK traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
307 departures · 12,754 passengers
81.5%
Load
September 2025
293 departures · 12,835 passengers
86.4%
Load
October 2025
294 departures · 12,664 passengers
85.8%
Load
November 2025
226 departures · 9,864 passengers
87.1%
Load
December 2025
251 departures · 11,061 passengers
85.7%
Load
January 2026
249 departures · 10,689 passengers
85.3%
Load
February 2026
218 departures · 9,639 passengers
87.7%
Load
March 2026
240 departures · 10,473 passengers
86.7%
Load
April 2026
238 departures · 10,169 passengers
85.5%
Load
May 2026
263 departures · 11,006 passengers
82.0%
Load
June 2026
293 departures · 12,031 passengers
79.6%
Load
July 2026
297 departures · 12,103 passengers
80.9%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
LNK → DEN
80.4% full
150 departures · 6,105 passengers
DEN → LNK
81.4% full
147 departures · 5,998 passengers
Nonstop DEN–LNK traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through July 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). Load factor is RPM ÷ ASM (revenue passenger-miles ÷ available seat-miles).
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Frequently asked
How far is Denver (DEN) from Lincoln (LNK)?
DEN to LNK is 422 miles (679 km / 367 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from DEN to LNK?
A nonstop covers the 422-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 39m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies DEN–LNK?
In July 2026, the Bombardier CRJ-550 flew the largest share of departures (78.8%), followed by the Bombardier CRJ-200 (20.2%).
What mileage do I earn flying DEN–LNK?
Distance-based programs credit off the 422-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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