Denver (DEN) to San Luis Obispo (SBP)
Flight time
≈ 2h 40m
Bearing
255° W
Denver (DEN) to San Luis Obispo (SBP) is 930 miles (1,496 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies DEN–SBP
Filed traffic dataIn June 2026, United Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop DEN–SBP; the Airbus A320 was the most common aircraft at 55% of departures; flights ran 84% full.
Departures
118
June 2026
Seats
16,428
both directions
Passengers
13,755
both directions
Load factor
83.7%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies DEN–SBP?
United Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop DEN–SBP in June 2026 (118 departures).
- UA
118 departures · 16,428 seats
Share of departures100.0%83.7%
Load
What plane flies DEN–SBP?
In June 2026, the Airbus A320 flew 55% of DEN–SBP departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Airbus A320
65 departures · 78.3% load
55.1% - Airbus A319
53 departures · 91.7% load
44.9%
How has DEN–SBP traffic changed?
Nonstop DEN–SBP departures fell from 124 in July 2025 to 118 in June 2026.
Monthly nonstop DEN–SBP traffic, trailing 12 months through June 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
July 2025
124 departures · 11,160 passengers
90.1%
Load
August 2025
118 departures · 10,391 passengers
87.9%
Load
September 2025
108 departures · 9,782 passengers
86.3%
Load
October 2025
124 departures · 12,132 passengers
88.3%
Load
November 2025
116 departures · 10,372 passengers
81.2%
Load
December 2025
122 departures · 10,633 passengers
79.7%
Load
January 2026
122 departures · 9,426 passengers
71.3%
Load
February 2026
112 departures · 9,437 passengers
77.9%
Load
March 2026
124 departures · 11,905 passengers
87.2%
Load
April 2026
119 departures · 11,619 passengers
88.7%
Load
May 2026
123 departures · 12,823 passengers
85.8%
Load
June 2026
118 departures · 13,755 passengers
83.7%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
DEN → SBP
81.3% full
60 departures · 6,794 passengers
SBP → DEN
86.2% full
58 departures · 6,961 passengers
Nonstop DEN–SBP 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).
The airports
Frequently asked
How far is Denver (DEN) from San Luis Obispo (SBP)?
DEN to SBP is 930 miles (1,496 km / 808 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from DEN to SBP?
A nonstop covers the 930-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 40m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies DEN–SBP?
In June 2026, the Airbus A320 flew the largest share of departures (55.1%), followed by the Airbus A319 (44.9%).
What mileage do I earn flying DEN–SBP?
Distance-based programs credit off the 930-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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