Denver (DEN) to Omaha (OMA)
Flight time
≈ 1h 45m
Bearing
75° E
Denver (DEN) to Omaha (OMA) is 471 miles (758 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies DEN–OMA
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Southwest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 4 carriers flying nonstop DEN–OMA; the Boeing 737-800 was the most common aircraft at 23% of departures; flights ran 75% full.
Departures
505
April 2026
Seats
74,616
both directions
Passengers
56,095
both directions
Load factor
75.2%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies DEN–OMA?
Southwest Airlines operated the most nonstop DEN–OMA departures in April 2026 (214), one of 4 carriers on the route.
- WN
Southwest Airlines
214 departures · 33,650 seats
Share of departures42.4%72.9%
Load
- UA
United Airlines
186 departures · 29,442 seats
Share of departures36.8%76.9%
Load
- OO
SkyWest Airlines
71 departures · 5,218 seats
Share of departures14.1%80.4%
Load
- F9
Frontier Airlines
34 departures · 6,306 seats
Share of departures6.7%74.7%
Load
What plane flies DEN–OMA?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-800 flew 23% of DEN–OMA departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-800
115 departures · 76.0% load
22.8% - Boeing 737-700
100 departures · 75.9% load
19.8% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
91 departures · 70.5% load
18.0% - Airbus A320
72 departures · 79.3% load
14.3% - Embraer E175
69 departures · 82.0% load
13.7% - Airbus A320neo
28 departures · 75.5% load
5.5% - Airbus A319
14 departures · 67.5% load
2.8% - Boeing 737-900ER
12 departures · 66.4% load
2.4% - Boeing 737 MAX 9
2 departures · 92.7% load
0.4% - Bombardier CRJ-550
2 departures · 0.0% load
0.4%
How has DEN–OMA traffic changed?
Nonstop DEN–OMA departures fell from 573 in May 2025 to 505 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop DEN–OMA traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
573 departures · 70,825 passengers
80.1%
Load
June 2025
602 departures · 80,042 passengers
83.6%
Load
July 2025
634 departures · 78,677 passengers
78.1%
Load
August 2025
594 departures · 70,328 passengers
75.8%
Load
September 2025
568 departures · 68,751 passengers
79.7%
Load
October 2025
576 departures · 69,424 passengers
78.7%
Load
November 2025
538 departures · 56,191 passengers
69.9%
Load
December 2025
524 departures · 55,778 passengers
72.4%
Load
January 2026
465 departures · 45,367 passengers
67.1%
Load
February 2026
446 departures · 48,279 passengers
71.9%
Load
March 2026
501 departures · 63,446 passengers
79.3%
Load
April 2026
505 departures · 56,095 passengers
75.2%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
DEN → OMA
77.4% full
254 departures · 28,796 passengers
OMA → DEN
73.0% full
251 departures · 27,299 passengers
Nonstop DEN–OMA 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 Omaha (OMA)?
DEN to OMA is 471 miles (758 km / 409 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from DEN to OMA?
A nonstop covers the 471-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 45m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies DEN–OMA?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-800 flew the largest share of departures (22.8%), followed by the Boeing 737-700 (19.8%).
What mileage do I earn flying DEN–OMA?
Distance-based programs credit off the 471-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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