Denver (DEN) to Pensacola (PNS)
Flight time
≈ 3h 09m
Bearing
118° SE
Denver (DEN) to Pensacola (PNS) is 1,178 miles (1,896 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies DEN–PNS
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, United Airlines operated the most departures, one of 3 carriers flying nonstop DEN–PNS; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 50% of departures; flights ran 85% full.
Departures
156
April 2026
Seats
27,292
both directions
Passengers
23,096
both directions
Load factor
84.6%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies DEN–PNS?
United Airlines operated the most nonstop DEN–PNS departures in April 2026 (60), one of 3 carriers on the route.
- UA
United Airlines
60 departures · 9,960 seats
Share of departures38.5%88.4%
Load
- WN
Southwest Airlines
60 departures · 9,892 seats
Share of departures38.5%82.8%
Load
- F9
Frontier Airlines
36 departures · 7,440 seats
Share of departures23.1%81.9%
Load
What plane flies DEN–PNS?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 50% of DEN–PNS departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
78 departures · 85.2% load
50.0% - Boeing 737-800
26 departures · 86.7% load
16.7% - Airbus A320neo
18 departures · 84.2% load
11.5% - Boeing 737-700
16 departures · 86.2% load
10.3% - Airbus A321neo
16 departures · 79.5% load
10.3% - Airbus A320
2 departures · 84.4% load
1.3%
How has DEN–PNS traffic changed?
Nonstop DEN–PNS departures rose from 113 in May 2025 to 156 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop DEN–PNS traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
113 departures · 17,931 passengers
90.2%
Load
June 2025
143 departures · 22,816 passengers
91.9%
Load
July 2025
145 departures · 23,293 passengers
90.6%
Load
August 2025
86 departures · 13,997 passengers
88.7%
Load
September 2025
69 departures · 10,699 passengers
85.3%
Load
October 2025
105 departures · 13,791 passengers
85.4%
Load
November 2025
94 departures · 9,796 passengers
79.2%
Load
December 2025
32 departures · 6,035 passengers
87.9%
Load
January 2026
28 departures · 4,527 passengers
75.0%
Load
February 2026
44 departures · 6,724 passengers
81.4%
Load
March 2026
152 departures · 22,107 passengers
85.5%
Load
April 2026
156 departures · 23,096 passengers
84.6%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
DEN → PNS
86.0% full
78 departures · 11,510 passengers
PNS → DEN
83.3% full
78 departures · 11,586 passengers
Nonstop DEN–PNS 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 Pensacola (PNS)?
DEN to PNS is 1,178 miles (1,896 km / 1,024 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from DEN to PNS?
A nonstop covers the 1,178-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 09m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies DEN–PNS?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (50.0%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (16.7%).
What mileage do I earn flying DEN–PNS?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,178-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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