Denver (DEN) to Oakland (OAK)
Flight time
≈ 2h 43m
Bearing
267° W
Denver (DEN) to Oakland (OAK) is 955 miles (1,537 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies DEN–OAK
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop DEN–OAK; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 46% of departures; flights ran 86% full.
Departures
245
April 2026
Seats
40,557
both directions
Passengers
34,900
both directions
Load factor
86.1%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies DEN–OAK?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop DEN–OAK in April 2026 (245 departures).
- WN
Southwest Airlines
245 departures · 40,557 seats
Share of departures100.0%86.1%
Load
What plane flies DEN–OAK?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 46% of DEN–OAK departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
112 departures · 84.6% load
45.7% - Boeing 737-800
72 departures · 84.6% load
29.4% - Boeing 737-700
61 departures · 91.6% load
24.9%
How has DEN–OAK traffic changed?
Nonstop DEN–OAK departures fell from 312 in May 2025 to 245 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop DEN–OAK traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
312 departures · 43,176 passengers
84.4%
Load
June 2025
308 departures · 43,211 passengers
86.5%
Load
July 2025
312 departures · 44,093 passengers
86.6%
Load
August 2025
283 departures · 43,074 passengers
91.0%
Load
September 2025
275 departures · 40,595 passengers
87.4%
Load
October 2025
300 departures · 42,495 passengers
84.6%
Load
November 2025
254 departures · 34,922 passengers
82.8%
Load
December 2025
273 departures · 37,896 passengers
82.8%
Load
January 2026
245 departures · 31,710 passengers
79.4%
Load
February 2026
225 departures · 28,146 passengers
78.1%
Load
March 2026
245 departures · 34,667 passengers
85.8%
Load
April 2026
245 departures · 34,900 passengers
86.1%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
OAK → DEN
82.2% full
123 departures · 16,826 passengers
DEN → OAK
89.9% full
122 departures · 18,074 passengers
Nonstop DEN–OAK 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
Oakland
US
San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport
Coordinates
37.72°N, 122.22°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Denver (DEN) from Oakland (OAK)?
DEN to OAK is 955 miles (1,537 km / 830 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from DEN to OAK?
A nonstop covers the 955-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 43m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies DEN–OAK?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (45.7%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (29.4%).
What mileage do I earn flying DEN–OAK?
Distance-based programs credit off the 955-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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