Denver (DEN) to Santa Fe (SAF)
Flight time
≈ 1h 24m
Bearing
195° S
Denver (DEN) to Santa Fe (SAF) is 303 miles (488 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies DEN–SAF
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop DEN–SAF; the Bombardier CRJ-550 was the most common aircraft at 71% of departures; flights ran 77% full.
Departures
311
May 2026
Seats
17,350
both directions
Passengers
13,428
both directions
Load factor
77.4%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies DEN–SAF?
SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop DEN–SAF in May 2026 (311 departures).
- OO
311 departures · 17,350 seats
Share of departures100.0%77.4%
Load
What plane flies DEN–SAF?
In May 2026, the Bombardier CRJ-550 flew 71% of DEN–SAF departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Bombardier CRJ-550
222 departures · 78.3% load
71.4% - Embraer E175
58 departures · 78.3% load
18.6% - Bombardier CRJ-700
29 departures · 73.6% load
9.3% - Bombardier CRJ-200
2 departures · 14.0% load
0.6%
How has DEN–SAF traffic changed?
Nonstop DEN–SAF departures rose from 239 in June 2025 to 311 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop DEN–SAF traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
239 departures · 13,905 passengers
83.1%
Load
July 2025
240 departures · 13,957 passengers
83.0%
Load
August 2025
244 departures · 13,880 passengers
81.2%
Load
September 2025
241 departures · 13,986 passengers
83.0%
Load
October 2025
244 departures · 14,164 passengers
82.4%
Load
November 2025
204 departures · 11,098 passengers
77.5%
Load
December 2025
241 departures · 11,979 passengers
80.2%
Load
January 2026
306 departures · 11,181 passengers
70.9%
Load
February 2026
275 departures · 10,231 passengers
73.2%
Load
March 2026
306 departures · 12,102 passengers
77.6%
Load
April 2026
301 departures · 12,061 passengers
73.8%
Load
May 2026
311 departures · 13,428 passengers
77.4%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
DEN → SAF
75.9% full
156 departures · 6,607 passengers
SAF → DEN
79.0% full
155 departures · 6,821 passengers
Nonstop DEN–SAF 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 Santa Fe (SAF)?
DEN to SAF is 303 miles (488 km / 263 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from DEN to SAF?
A nonstop covers the 303-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 24m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies DEN–SAF?
In May 2026, the Bombardier CRJ-550 flew the largest share of departures (71.4%), followed by the Embraer E175 (18.6%).
What mileage do I earn flying DEN–SAF?
Distance-based programs credit off the 303-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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