Great-circle route DEN ↔ LAX. 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 → LAX Denver to Los Angeles |
148/wk | Daily | American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines |
| LAX → DEN Los Angeles to Denver |
142/wk | Daily | American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, Southwest 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 1,967,913 passengers on 15,682 flights between DEN and LAX — about 5,394 a day — filling 78% of the 2,525,907 seats flown. United Air Lines Inc. carried the most passengers (48%).
Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports — actual airline-reported traffic, scheduled service only, both directions combined. Cargo and charter flights excluded.
5 airlines fly the DEN–LAX nonstop, including American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, Southwest Airlines and 1 more.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Airbus A320, Airbus A319, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737 and 4 other types.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance between Denver International Airport and Los Angeles International Airport is 861 miles, or 1,386 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 861 mi |
| Kilometres | 1,386 km |
| Nautical miles | 748 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. 5 airlines fly the route nonstop, with about 290 departures a week across both directions. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 2h 18m in the air. That is a great-circle estimate from the 861-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 148 a week from Denver to Los Angeles and 142 a week from Los Angeles to Denver, from our most recent schedule sample.
American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines.
In 2025, airlines reported 1,967,913 passengers on 15,682 scheduled flights between DEN and LAX — about 5,394 a day — filling 78% of the seats flown. Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports, both directions combined.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Airbus A320, Airbus A319, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
