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
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop DEN–LNK; the Bombardier CRJ-550 was the most common aircraft at 94% of departures; flights ran 85% full.
Departures
238
April 2026
Seats
11,900
both directions
Passengers
10,169
both directions
Load factor
85.5%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies DEN–LNK?
SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop DEN–LNK in April 2026 (238 departures).
- OO
SkyWest Airlines
238 departures · 11,900 seats
Share of departures100.0%85.5%
Load
What plane flies DEN–LNK?
In April 2026, the Bombardier CRJ-550 flew 94% of DEN–LNK departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Bombardier CRJ-550
224 departures · 85.9% load
94.1% - Bombardier CRJ-200
14 departures · 78.6% load
5.9%
How has DEN–LNK traffic changed?
Nonstop DEN–LNK departures fell from 267 in May 2025 to 238 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop DEN–LNK traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
267 departures · 11,973 passengers
88.9%
Load
June 2025
294 departures · 12,939 passengers
87.8%
Load
July 2025
307 departures · 13,324 passengers
84.7%
Load
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
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
LNK → DEN
85.0% full
120 departures · 5,102 passengers
DEN → LNK
85.9% full
118 departures · 5,067 passengers
Nonstop DEN–LNK 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.
The airports
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 April 2026, the Bombardier CRJ-550 flew the largest share of departures (94.1%), followed by the Bombardier CRJ-200 (5.9%).
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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