Denver (DEN) to Philadelphia (PHL)
Flight time
≈ 3h 54m
Bearing
80° E
Denver (DEN) to Philadelphia (PHL) is 1,554 miles (2,500 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies DEN–PHL
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, American Airlines operated the most departures, one of 5 carriers flying nonstop DEN–PHL; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 29% of departures; flights ran 81% full.
Departures
450
April 2026
Seats
81,210
both directions
Passengers
65,755
both directions
Load factor
81.0%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies DEN–PHL?
American Airlines operated the most nonstop DEN–PHL departures in April 2026 (152), one of 5 carriers on the route.
- AA
American Airlines
152 departures · 27,338 seats
Share of departures33.8%76.2%
Load
- UA
United Airlines
120 departures · 20,942 seats
Share of departures26.7%85.7%
Load
- WN
Southwest Airlines
120 departures · 20,696 seats
Share of departures26.7%83.7%
Load
- F9
Frontier Airlines
57 departures · 12,162 seats
Share of departures12.7%78.9%
Load
- DL
Delta Air Lines
1 departures · 72 seats
Share of departures0.2%91.7%
Load
What plane flies DEN–PHL?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 29% of DEN–PHL departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
129 departures · 83.8% load
28.7% - Boeing 737-800
97 departures · 82.9% load
21.6% - Boeing 737 MAX 9
77 departures · 84.6% load
17.1% - Airbus A321
66 departures · 71.2% load
14.7% - Airbus A321neo
32 departures · 73.9% load
7.1% - Airbus A320neo
24 departures · 84.1% load
5.3% - Boeing 737-900ER
9 departures · 90.4% load
2.0% - Boeing 737-700
8 departures · 87.3% load
1.8% - Airbus A320
7 departures · 75.6% load
1.6% - Boeing 757-200
1 departures · 91.7% load
0.2%
How has DEN–PHL traffic changed?
Nonstop DEN–PHL departures fell from 510 in May 2025 to 450 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop DEN–PHL traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
510 departures · 80,024 passengers
91.0%
Load
June 2025
597 departures · 96,625 passengers
91.4%
Load
July 2025
614 departures · 100,420 passengers
90.5%
Load
August 2025
610 departures · 99,467 passengers
92.0%
Load
September 2025
564 departures · 88,913 passengers
89.3%
Load
October 2025
498 departures · 78,970 passengers
89.8%
Load
November 2025
476 departures · 69,927 passengers
83.0%
Load
December 2025
462 departures · 69,427 passengers
84.9%
Load
January 2026
341 departures · 49,143 passengers
82.5%
Load
February 2026
332 departures · 48,061 passengers
82.8%
Load
March 2026
407 departures · 61,862 passengers
86.8%
Load
April 2026
450 departures · 65,755 passengers
81.0%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
DEN → PHL
84.3% full
225 departures · 34,455 passengers
PHL → DEN
77.6% full
225 departures · 31,300 passengers
Nonstop DEN–PHL 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 Philadelphia (PHL)?
DEN to PHL is 1,554 miles (2,500 km / 1,350 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from DEN to PHL?
A nonstop covers the 1,554-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–PHL?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (28.7%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (21.6%).
What mileage do I earn flying DEN–PHL?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,554-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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