Denver (DEN) to Norfolk (ORF)
Flight time
≈ 3h 54m
Bearing
88° E
Denver (DEN) to Norfolk (ORF) is 1,549 miles (2,493 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies DEN–ORF
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, United Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop DEN–ORF; the Boeing 737-800 was the most common aircraft at 91% of departures; flights ran 84% full.
Departures
80
May 2026
Seats
13,053
both directions
Passengers
10,979
both directions
Load factor
84.1%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies DEN–ORF?
United Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop DEN–ORF in May 2026 (80 departures).
- UA
80 departures · 13,053 seats
Share of departures100.0%84.1%
Load
What plane flies DEN–ORF?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737-800 flew 91% of DEN–ORF departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-800
73 departures · 83.9% load
91.3% - Airbus A319
6 departures · 87.3% load
7.5% - Boeing 737-900ER
1 departures · 86.0% load
1.3%
How has DEN–ORF traffic changed?
Nonstop DEN–ORF departures fell from 125 in June 2025 to 80 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop DEN–ORF traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
125 departures · 18,758 passengers
92.0%
Load
July 2025
118 departures · 18,053 passengers
90.7%
Load
August 2025
122 departures · 18,126 passengers
90.3%
Load
September 2025
121 departures · 16,963 passengers
84.4%
Load
October 2025
122 departures · 15,417 passengers
78.8%
Load
November 2025
99 departures · 13,017 passengers
79.4%
Load
December 2025
94 departures · 13,480 passengers
85.5%
Load
January 2026
83 departures · 11,368 passengers
81.1%
Load
February 2026
93 departures · 11,954 passengers
77.6%
Load
March 2026
66 departures · 9,700 passengers
88.3%
Load
April 2026
59 departures · 8,088 passengers
82.4%
Load
May 2026
80 departures · 10,979 passengers
84.1%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
DEN → ORF
84.8% full
40 departures · 5,530 passengers
ORF → DEN
83.4% full
40 departures · 5,449 passengers
Nonstop DEN–ORF 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 Norfolk (ORF)?
DEN to ORF is 1,549 miles (2,493 km / 1,346 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from DEN to ORF?
A nonstop covers the 1,549-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 54m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies DEN–ORF?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737-800 flew the largest share of departures (91.3%), followed by the Airbus A319 (7.5%).
What mileage do I earn flying DEN–ORF?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,549-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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