Denver (DEN) – Frankfurt (FRA)
- Distance
- 8,110 km
- 5,040 mi · 4,379 nm
- Flight time
- 9 h 20 min / 10 h 6 min
- Average gate to gate: DEN → FRA / back
- Time difference
- 8 h
- CO2 per passenger
- 947 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (560 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 325,379
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · −0.4%
- Flights / week
- 26
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 90%
- 361,845 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- 2
- UA, LH
Traffic: U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service), Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources
The way there
- Heading from DEN
- 38°
- Heading from FRA
- 312°
- Halfway point
- 60.95, -55.71
- Great-circle km
- 8,089 km (sphere, for EU261)
- In the air DEN → FRA
- 8 h 49 min
- In the air FRA → DEN
- 9 h 36 min
- Clocks
- Frankfurt is 8 h ahead of Denver
The estimate for a route without real times is 10 h 20 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 31,427 |
| Sep 2025 | 29,941 |
| Oct 2025 | 30,825 |
| Nov 2025 | 24,953 |
| Dec 2025 | 28,344 |
| Jan 2026 | 18,970 |
| Feb 2026 | 17,308 |
| Mar 2026 | 25,983 |
| Apr 2026 | 24,877 |
| May 2026 | 31,355 |
| Jun 2026 | 30,582 |
| Jul 2026 | 30,814 |
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| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 122 |
| Sep 2025 | 116 |
| Oct 2025 | 122 |
| Nov 2025 | 110 |
| Dec 2025 | 116 |
| Jan 2026 | 79 |
| Feb 2026 | 79 |
| Mar 2026 | 115 |
| Apr 2026 | 106 |
| May 2026 | 124 |
| Jun 2026 | 120 |
| Jul 2026 | 124 |
Airlines flying DEN–FRA nonstop
| Airline | Flights / week | Share of passengers |
|---|---|---|
| UAUnited Air Lines | 14 | 53% |
| LHLufthansa German Airlines | 12 | 47% |
Both directions, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Airlines with at least one flight a month. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service). Sources
Aircraft on this route
- B787-900 Dreamliner · 724 flights
- Airbus Industrie A350-900 · 402 flights
- Airbus Industrie A340-300 · 202 flights
- Airbus Industrie A340-600 · 4 flights
- Airbus Industrie A380-800 · 1 flight
Also carried: 11,000 tonnes of freight and 48 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 8,089 km.
DEN Denver → FRA Frankfurt
EU261€600 for arriving 3 hours or more late (€300 if 3–4 hours).
Covers EU, EEA or Swiss airlines only.
FRA Frankfurt → DEN Denver
EU261€600 for arriving 3 hours or more late (€300 if 3–4 hours).
Covers any airline.
Also owed for a cancellation with less than 14 days' notice or denied boarding. Not owed for extraordinary circumstances. On a connection, the distance to the final destination counts. From 23 October 2027 the EU's Regulation 2026/2202 applies; it keeps these amounts (what changes in 2027). Information, not legal advice.
Every airport pair between Denver and Frankfurt
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