Great-circle route DEN ↔ CLT. Faint dots are other airports, for geographic context. Download this map — free to reuse with a link back to this page.
Frequencies below are per direction, from our most recent schedule sample. The two directions are not identical — that is normal on scheduled routes.
| Direction | Frequency | Days | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEN → CLT Denver to Charlotte |
45/wk | Daily | American Airlines, Frontier Airlines, United Airlines |
| CLT → DEN Charlotte to Denver |
52/wk | Daily | American Airlines, Frontier Airlines, United Airlines |
Where a direction shows “—” we track it as an operating nonstop but hold no schedule sample for it — we would rather show nothing than guess.
In 2025, airlines reported 879,855 passengers on 5,811 flights between DEN and CLT — about 2,412 a day — filling 84% of the 1,047,636 seats flown. American Airlines Inc. carried the most passengers (61%).
Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports — actual airline-reported traffic, scheduled service only, both directions combined. Cargo and charter flights excluded.
3 airlines fly the DEN–CLT nonstop, including American Airlines, Frontier Airlines, United Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Airbus A321, Airbus A320, Boeing 737, Airbus A319 and 1 other types.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance between Denver International Airport and Charlotte Douglas International Airport is 1,335 miles, or 2,148 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 1,335 mi |
| Kilometres | 2,148 km |
| Nautical miles | 1,160 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. 3 airlines fly the route nonstop, with about 97 departures a week across both directions. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 3h 12m in the air. That is a great-circle estimate from the 1,335-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.
About 45 a week from Denver to Charlotte and 52 a week from Charlotte to Denver, from our most recent schedule sample.
American Airlines, Frontier Airlines, United Airlines.
In 2025, airlines reported 879,855 passengers on 5,811 scheduled flights between DEN and CLT — about 2,412 a day — filling 84% of the seats flown. Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports, both directions combined.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Airbus A321, Airbus A320, Boeing 737, Airbus A319. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
