Denver (DEN) to Telluride (TEX)
Flight time
≈ 1h 14m
Bearing
234° SW
Denver (DEN) to Telluride (TEX) is 218 miles (351 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies DEN–TEX
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Denver Air Connection was the only carrier flying nonstop DEN–TEX; the Dornier 328 Jet was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 54% full.
Departures
34
May 2026
Seats
1,020
both directions
Passengers
547
both directions
Load factor
53.6%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies DEN–TEX?
Denver Air Connection was the only carrier to fly nonstop DEN–TEX in May 2026 (34 departures).
- KG
Denver Air Connection
34 departures · 1,020 seats
Share of departures100.0%53.6%
Load
What plane flies DEN–TEX?
In May 2026, the Dornier 328 Jet flew 100% of DEN–TEX departures.
- Dornier 328 Jet
34 departures · 53.6% load
100.0%
How has DEN–TEX traffic changed?
Nonstop DEN–TEX departures fell from 60 in June 2025 to 34 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop DEN–TEX traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
60 departures · 1,321 passengers
77.5%
Load
July 2025
62 departures · 1,261 passengers
73.7%
Load
August 2025
62 departures · 1,203 passengers
67.7%
Load
September 2025
61 departures · 1,375 passengers
77.6%
Load
October 2025
62 departures · 1,121 passengers
60.3%
Load
November 2025
58 departures · 727 passengers
41.8%
Load
December 2025
62 departures · 1,006 passengers
54.1%
Load
January 2026
62 departures · 678 passengers
36.4%
Load
February 2026
56 departures · 934 passengers
55.6%
Load
March 2026
62 departures · 1,149 passengers
61.8%
Load
April 2026
12 departures · 171 passengers
47.5%
Load
May 2026
34 departures · 547 passengers
53.6%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
DEN → TEX
59.2% full
17 departures · 302 passengers
TEX → DEN
48.0% full
17 departures · 245 passengers
Nonstop DEN–TEX 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
Telluride
US
Telluride Regional Airport
Coordinates
37.95°N, 107.91°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Denver (DEN) from Telluride (TEX)?
DEN to TEX is 218 miles (351 km / 190 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from DEN to TEX?
A nonstop covers the 218-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 14m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies DEN–TEX?
In May 2026, the Dornier 328 Jet flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying DEN–TEX?
Distance-based programs credit off the 218-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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