Denver to Chicago Flights DEN → ORD

Denver International Airport → Chicago O'Hare International Airport

🇺🇸 Denver, US → 🇺🇸 Chicago, US

The Denver to Chicago route connects Denver International Airport (DEN) in US with Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) in US. This short-haul flight covers approximately 887 miles (1427 km) with a typical flight time of 1h 50m. This route is served by 8 airlines: United, Frontier, Southwest and others. AirportRoutes has tracked 16 daily flights on this route.

Departure Airport

Denver International Airport

ICAO Code:: KDEN
IATA Code:: DEN
City:: 🇺🇸 Denver
Country:: US
Elevation:: 5431 ft

Destination Airport

Chicago O'Hare International Airport

ICAO Code:: KORD
IATA Code:: ORD
City:: 🇺🇸 Chicago
Country:: US
Elevation:: 680 ft

Operators

Daily Flights

887

Miles

1h 50m

Flight Duration

Route Map

Operating Airlines

Airline	ICAO	IATA
United	`UAL`	`UA`
Frontier	`FFT`	`F9`
Southwest	`SWA`	`WN`
American Airlines	`AAL`	`AA`
Envoy Air	`ENY`	`MQ`
Key Lime Air	`LYM`	`KG`
Volaris	`VOI`	`Y4`
SkyWest	`SKW`	`OO`

Flight Schedule Pattern

Day	Flights Observed	Frequency
Monday	12	11%
Tuesday	21	20%
Wednesday	14	13%
Thursday	17	16%
Friday	10	10%
Saturday	13	12%
Sunday	18	17%

Pattern Analysis

16 Daily Flights:

UAL1377 UAL1023 FFT3172 ENY3578 UAL3909 FFT1828 FFT2507 FFT2576 AAL2473 AAL2832 LYM357 LYM373 UAL2430 VOI2507 VOI2576 SKW9665

Data Points: 105
API observations used to build this analysis

Weekdays: 74 flights
Weekend: 31 flights

Business Route More active on weekdays

All Flight Routes

8 Routes

Note: This table shows aggregated route data by airline. Each airline may operate multiple daily flights at different times. See the "Spotted Departure Times" section below for all observed departure times.

Airline	Flight Numbers	Aircraft Type	Typical Time	Days Active	Last Seen	Status
American Airlines `AAL` / `AA`	AAL2473 AAL2832	A319	15:14 3:14 PM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Jan 20, 2026	Active
Envoy Air `ENY` / `MQ`	ENY3578	E170	07:20 7:20 AM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Jan 29, 2026	Active
Frontier `FFT` / `F9`	FFT3172 FFT1828 FFT2507 FFT2576	A21N	15:02 3:02 PM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Jan 12, 2026	Active
Key Lime Air `LYM` / `KG`	LYM357 LYM373 UAL2430	E145	10:55 10:55 AM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Jan 28, 2026	Active
SkyWest `SKW` / `OO`	SKW9665	CRJ7	16:21 4:21 PM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Jan 24, 2026	Active
Southwest `SWA` / `WN`	-	B738	-	M T W T F S S	Sep 8, 2025	Active
United `UAL` / `UA`	UAL1377 UAL1023 UAL3909	A21N	06:00 6:00 AM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Feb 10, 2026	Active
Volaris `VOI` / `Y4`	VOI2507 VOI2576	A320	20:45 8:45 PM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Dec 25, 2025	Active

Total Routes: 8

Active Routes: 8

Unique Airlines: 8

Aircraft Types: 8

Spotted Departure Times

Departure Time	Operator	ICAO	IATA
06:00 6:00 AM	United	`UAL`	`UA`
07:20 7:20 AM	Envoy Air	`ENY`	`MQ`
10:55 10:55 AM	Key Lime Air	`LYM`	`KG`
15:02 3:02 PM	Frontier	`FFT`	`F9`
15:14 3:14 PM	American Airlines	`AAL`	`AA`
16:21 4:21 PM	SkyWest	`SKW`	`OO`
20:45 8:45 PM	Volaris	`VOI`	`Y4`

Time Information

Times are shown in the departure airport's local timezone (UTC).

Total Departure Times: 7

Time Range:
06:00 - 20:45

These are typical departure times observed from actual flights. Times may vary by season and schedule changes.