Denver (DEN) to Pittsburgh (PIT)
Flight time
≈ 3h 22m
Bearing
80° E
Denver (DEN) to Pittsburgh (PIT) is 1,287 miles (2,071 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies DEN–PIT
Filed traffic dataIn June 2026, Southwest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 3 carriers flying nonstop DEN–PIT; the Boeing 737-900ER was the most common aircraft at 42% of departures; flights ran 88% full.
Departures
284
June 2026
Seats
49,337
both directions
Passengers
43,301
both directions
Load factor
87.8%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies DEN–PIT?
Southwest Airlines operated the most nonstop DEN–PIT departures in June 2026 (160), one of 3 carriers on the route.
- WN
160 departures · 27,278 seats
Share of departures56.3%84.7%
Load
- UA
123 departures · 21,919 seats
Share of departures43.3%91.6%
Load
- B6
1 departures · 140 seats
Share of departures0.4%92.1%
Load
What plane flies DEN–PIT?
In June 2026, the Boeing 737-900ER flew 42% of DEN–PIT departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-900ER
118 departures · 91.9% load
41.5% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
93 departures · 86.1% load
32.8% - Boeing 737-800
49 departures · 79.7% load
17.3% - Boeing 737-700
19 departures · 92.7% load
6.7% - Airbus A319
2 departures · 92.9% load
0.7% - Airbus A220-300
1 departures · 92.1% load
0.4% - Airbus A321neo
1 departures · 95.0% load
0.4% - Boeing 737 MAX 9
1 departures · 46.4% load
0.4%
How has DEN–PIT traffic changed?
Nonstop DEN–PIT departures fell from 370 in July 2025 to 284 in June 2026.
Monthly nonstop DEN–PIT traffic, trailing 12 months through June 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
July 2025
370 departures · 49,801 passengers
79.0%
Load
August 2025
353 departures · 49,718 passengers
83.5%
Load
September 2025
335 departures · 47,056 passengers
81.9%
Load
October 2025
356 departures · 49,445 passengers
79.2%
Load
November 2025
316 departures · 38,589 passengers
72.0%
Load
December 2025
277 departures · 37,028 passengers
77.6%
Load
January 2026
206 departures · 26,959 passengers
77.5%
Load
February 2026
184 departures · 24,457 passengers
78.6%
Load
March 2026
239 departures · 31,599 passengers
80.2%
Load
April 2026
234 departures · 31,006 passengers
78.2%
Load
May 2026
239 departures · 33,923 passengers
82.5%
Load
June 2026
284 departures · 43,301 passengers
87.8%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
DEN → PIT
84.2% full
144 departures · 21,176 passengers
PIT → DEN
91.4% full
140 departures · 22,125 passengers
Nonstop DEN–PIT traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through June 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
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Frequently asked
How far is Denver (DEN) from Pittsburgh (PIT)?
DEN to PIT is 1,287 miles (2,071 km / 1,118 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from DEN to PIT?
A nonstop covers the 1,287-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 22m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies DEN–PIT?
In June 2026, the Boeing 737-900ER flew the largest share of departures (41.5%), followed by the Boeing 737 MAX 8 (32.8%).
What mileage do I earn flying DEN–PIT?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,287-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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