Denver (DEN) to Minot (MOT)
Flight time
≈ 2h 00m
Bearing
15° N
Denver (DEN) to Minot (MOT) is 604 miles (972 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies DEN–MOT
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop DEN–MOT; the Bombardier CRJ-550 was the most common aircraft at 75% of departures; flights ran 76% full.
Departures
204
May 2026
Seats
10,360
both directions
Passengers
7,920
both directions
Load factor
76.4%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies DEN–MOT?
SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop DEN–MOT in May 2026 (204 departures).
- OO
204 departures · 10,360 seats
Share of departures100.0%76.4%
Load
What plane flies DEN–MOT?
In May 2026, the Bombardier CRJ-550 flew 75% of DEN–MOT departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Bombardier CRJ-550
154 departures · 77.1% load
75.5% - Bombardier CRJ-200
42 departures · 82.0% load
20.6% - Bombardier CRJ-700
8 departures · 45.9% load
3.9%
How has DEN–MOT traffic changed?
Nonstop DEN–MOT departures fell from 303 in June 2025 to 204 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop DEN–MOT traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
303 departures · 11,238 passengers
73.5%
Load
July 2025
307 departures · 12,907 passengers
83.7%
Load
August 2025
297 departures · 11,922 passengers
78.9%
Load
September 2025
262 departures · 10,026 passengers
75.0%
Load
October 2025
178 departures · 8,634 passengers
84.1%
Load
November 2025
162 departures · 7,906 passengers
81.8%
Load
December 2025
142 departures · 7,181 passengers
89.3%
Load
January 2026
134 departures · 6,178 passengers
80.3%
Load
February 2026
111 departures · 5,607 passengers
83.1%
Load
March 2026
121 departures · 5,204 passengers
82.3%
Load
April 2026
123 departures · 5,117 passengers
82.7%
Load
May 2026
204 departures · 7,920 passengers
76.4%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
DEN → MOT
76.3% full
102 departures · 3,953 passengers
MOT → DEN
76.6% full
102 departures · 3,967 passengers
Nonstop DEN–MOT traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through May 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
The airports
Frequently asked
How far is Denver (DEN) from Minot (MOT)?
DEN to MOT is 604 miles (972 km / 525 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from DEN to MOT?
A nonstop covers the 604-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 00m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies DEN–MOT?
In May 2026, the Bombardier CRJ-550 flew the largest share of departures (75.5%), followed by the Bombardier CRJ-200 (20.6%).
What mileage do I earn flying DEN–MOT?
Distance-based programs credit off the 604-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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