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Denver (DEN) to Phoenix (PHX)

601mi
968 km523 nm

Flight time

≈ 2h 00m

Bearing

225° SW

Denver (DEN) to Phoenix (PHX) is 601 miles (968 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.

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What actually flies DEN–PHX

US DOT T-100 · filed data

In April 2026, Southwest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 8 carriers flying nonstop DEN–PHX; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 23% of departures; flights ran 75% full.

Departures

1,651

April 2026

Seats

283,130

both directions

Passengers

212,988

both directions

Load factor

75.2%

passengers ÷ seats

Who flies DEN–PHX?

Southwest Airlines operated the most nonstop DEN–PHX departures in April 2026 (729), one of 8 carriers on the route.

  • WN

    Southwest Airlines

    729 departures · 120,583 seats

    68.6%

    Load

  • UA

    United Airlines

    429 departures · 78,041 seats

    84.0%

    Load

  • F9

    Frontier Airlines

    271 departures · 56,718 seats

    82.0%

    Load

  • AA

    American Airlines

    115 departures · 19,606 seats

    60.0%

    Load

  • MQ

    Envoy Air

    94 departures · 7,144 seats

    79.3%

    Load

  • OO

    SkyWest Airlines

    11 departures · 798 seats

    81.2%

    Load

  • RV

    Air Canada rouge

    1 departures · 168 seats

    46.4%

    Load

  • DL

    Delta Air Lines

    1 departures · 72 seats

    0.0%

    Load

What plane flies DEN–PHX?

In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 23% of DEN–PHX departures — more than any other aircraft type.

How has DEN–PHX traffic changed?

Nonstop DEN–PHX departures rose from 1,467 in May 2025 to 1,651 in April 2026.

Monthly nonstop DEN–PHX traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.

  • May 2025

    1,467 departures · 201,465 passengers

    80.5%

    Load

  • June 2025

    1,271 departures · 174,608 passengers

    80.8%

    Load

  • July 2025

    1,299 departures · 172,984 passengers

    78.3%

    Load

  • August 2025

    1,218 departures · 167,335 passengers

    80.0%

    Load

  • September 2025

    1,313 departures · 187,511 passengers

    83.3%

    Load

  • October 2025

    1,605 departures · 223,245 passengers

    79.6%

    Load

  • November 2025

    1,514 departures · 206,311 passengers

    77.3%

    Load

  • December 2025

    1,538 departures · 208,215 passengers

    77.2%

    Load

  • January 2026

    1,462 departures · 196,983 passengers

    77.9%

    Load

  • February 2026

    1,442 departures · 197,231 passengers

    79.5%

    Load

  • March 2026

    1,838 departures · 253,660 passengers

    79.5%

    Load

  • April 2026

    1,651 departures · 212,988 passengers

    75.2%

    Load

By direction

The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.

PHX → DEN

77.1% full

826 departures · 109,710 passengers

DEN → PHX

73.4% full

825 departures · 103,278 passengers

Nonstop DEN–PHX 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

DEN

Denver

US

Denver International Airport

Coordinates

39.86°N, 104.67°W

Hemisphere

N · W

PHX

Phoenix

US

Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport

Coordinates

33.44°N, 112.01°W

Hemisphere

N · W

Frequently asked

How far is Denver (DEN) from Phoenix (PHX)?

DEN to PHX is 601 miles (968 km / 523 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.

How long is the flight from DEN to PHX?

A nonstop covers the 601-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–PHX?

In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (22.8%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (16.2%).

What mileage do I earn flying DEN–PHX?

Distance-based programs credit off the 601-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.

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