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The flight time from San Francisco to Denver is approximately 2h 30m nonstop. The distance is 965 miles (1,553 km). There are about 15 nonstop flights from San Francisco to Denver per day.
That is a great-circle estimate, not a scheduled block time. An airline's published time will differ by roughly 15 to 45 minutes depending on routing, winds and taxi.
| Route | Est. time | Distance | Frequency | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO → DEN San Francisco International Airport to Denver International Airport |
2h 30m | 965 mi | 108/wk | Frontier Airlines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines |
Frequencies come from our most recent schedule sample. Where a pairing shows “—” we track it as an operating nonstop but hold no schedule sample for it — we would rather show nothing than guess.
3 airlines fly nonstop from San Francisco to Denver, including Frontier Airlines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Boeing 757-300, Boeing 737, Airbus A320 NEO, Airbus A320 and 2 other types.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance from San Francisco to Denver is 965 miles, or 1,553 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 965 mi |
| Kilometres | 1,553 km |
| Nautical miles | 839 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. 3 airlines fly it nonstop, with about 108 departures a week. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 2h 30m in the air on the SFO–DEN nonstop. That is a great-circle estimate from the 965-mile distance, not a scheduled block time — an airline's published time will differ by roughly 15 to 45 minutes depending on routing, winds and taxi.
965 miles (1,553 km) great-circle between San Francisco International Airport and Denver International Airport.
Frontier Airlines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Boeing 757-300, Boeing 737, Airbus A320 NEO, Airbus A320. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
