Denver (DEN) to Orlando (MCO)
Flight time
≈ 3h 53m
Bearing
114° SE
Denver (DEN) to Orlando (MCO) is 1,545 miles (2,486 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies DEN–MCO
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Southwest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 3 carriers flying nonstop DEN–MCO; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 23% of departures; flights ran 85% full.
Departures
684
April 2026
Seats
132,494
both directions
Passengers
112,714
both directions
Load factor
85.1%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies DEN–MCO?
Southwest Airlines operated the most nonstop DEN–MCO departures in April 2026 (311), one of 3 carriers on the route.
- WN
Southwest Airlines
311 departures · 53,133 seats
Share of departures45.5%80.9%
Load
- UA
United Airlines
240 departures · 50,883 seats
Share of departures35.1%88.7%
Load
- F9
Frontier Airlines
133 departures · 28,478 seats
Share of departures19.4%86.4%
Load
What plane flies DEN–MCO?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 23% of DEN–MCO departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
154 departures · 81.0% load
22.5% - Airbus A321neo
124 departures · 88.1% load
18.1% - Boeing 737-800
123 departures · 80.1% load
18.0% - Boeing 757-300
120 departures · 88.6% load
17.5% - Boeing 737 MAX 9
56 departures · 86.5% load
8.2% - Airbus A320neo
49 departures · 88.5% load
7.2% - Boeing 737-700
34 departures · 84.1% load
5.0% - Airbus A321
19 departures · 83.3% load
2.8% - Airbus A320
4 departures · 87.8% load
0.6% - Boeing 737-900ER
1 departures · 85.5% load
0.1%
How has DEN–MCO traffic changed?
Nonstop DEN–MCO departures fell from 708 in May 2025 to 684 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop DEN–MCO traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
708 departures · 116,100 passengers
87.7%
Load
June 2025
831 departures · 134,507 passengers
89.4%
Load
July 2025
866 departures · 132,902 passengers
84.6%
Load
August 2025
704 departures · 108,086 passengers
82.3%
Load
September 2025
636 departures · 105,136 passengers
88.2%
Load
October 2025
734 departures · 119,872 passengers
86.7%
Load
November 2025
692 departures · 115,448 passengers
82.8%
Load
December 2025
800 departures · 135,272 passengers
87.3%
Load
January 2026
780 departures · 140,021 passengers
88.0%
Load
February 2026
752 departures · 129,674 passengers
88.7%
Load
March 2026
914 departures · 149,230 passengers
86.9%
Load
April 2026
684 departures · 112,714 passengers
85.1%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
DEN → MCO
83.9% full
342 departures · 55,558 passengers
MCO → DEN
86.3% full
342 departures · 57,156 passengers
Nonstop DEN–MCO 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 Orlando (MCO)?
DEN to MCO is 1,545 miles (2,486 km / 1,343 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from DEN to MCO?
A nonstop covers the 1,545-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 53m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies DEN–MCO?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (22.5%), followed by the Airbus A321neo (18.1%).
What mileage do I earn flying DEN–MCO?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,545-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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