Denver to Ontario (DEN–ONT) — Airlines, Schedules & Connections

DEN Airport Page →
818 mi airlines charter/private 109/wk
On-time Some delays Frequent delays
Flight Schedule 61 flights Verified 33m ago
Also flown by charter / private operators.
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  Flight Airline AC Dep Arr Dur OTP Sched  
✈ Nonstop
WN3001
Starts Oct 1 Seat map
WN Southwest
7M8 Seat map
8:30 AM
MDT
9:55 AM
PDT
2h 25m
49%
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN4794
Seat map
WN Southwest
7M8 Seat map
8:45 AM
MDT
10:00 AM
PDT
2h 15m
49%
M T W T F S S
Prices
F92907+1
F9 Frontier
32N
8:45 AM
MDT
10:04 AM
PDT
2h 19m
60%
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN2513
Starts Oct 3 Seat map
WN Southwest
7M8 Seat map
8:55 AM
MDT
10:20 AM
PDT
2h 25m
49%
M T W T F S S
Prices
Y42494cs
Y4 Volaris
32Q
9:05 AM
MDT
10:30 AM
PDT
2h 25m
61%
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN3265
WN Southwest
B38M
9:05 AM
MDT
10:20 AM
PDT
2h 15m
49%
M T W T F S S
Prices
AC3005cs
AC Air Canada
7M9
11:30 AM
MDT
12:50 PM
PDT
2h 20m
56%
M T W T F S S
Prices
UA430+3
UA United
7M9
11:30 AM
MDT
12:50 PM
PDT
2h 20m
57%
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN2592
Starts Oct 4 Seat map
WN Southwest
7M8 Seat map
12:40 PM
MDT
2:05 PM
PDT
2h 25m
49%
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN2050
Seat map
WN Southwest
738 Seat map
12:45 PM
MDT
2:00 PM
PDT
2h 15m
49%
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN1596
WN Southwest
B38M
12:55 PM
MDT
2:10 PM
PDT
2h 15m
49%
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN2947
Starts Oct 1
WN Southwest
7S7
1:00 PM
MDT
2:25 PM
PDT
2h 25m
49%
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN3959
WN Southwest
737
3:05 PM
MDT
4:30 PM
PDT
2h 25m
49%
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN3282
Starts Oct 3
WN Southwest
7S7
3:40 PM
MDT
5:00 PM
PDT
2h 20m
49%
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN2346
Starts Oct 6
WN Southwest
73H
4:40 PM
MDT
6:00 PM
PDT
2h 20m
49%
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN4773
WN Southwest
B38M
5:50 PM
MDT
7:20 PM
PDT
2h 30m
49%
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN3775
WN Southwest
7S7
6:05 PM
MDT
7:35 PM
PDT
2h 30m
49%
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN1827
Starts Oct 1 Seat map
WN Southwest
7M8 Seat map
6:20 PM
MDT
7:40 PM
PDT
2h 20m
49%
M T W T F S S
Prices
UA2028+1
UA United
738
7:30 PM
MDT
8:53 PM
PDT
2h 23m
57%
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN4341
WN Southwest
B38M
7:30 PM
MDT
8:55 PM
PDT
2h 25m
49%
M T W T F S S
Prices
AC3499cs
AC Air Canada
738
7:30 PM
MDT
8:53 PM
PDT
2h 23m
56%
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN1712
Starts Oct 3
WN Southwest
73H
7:40 PM
MDT
9:00 PM
PDT
2h 20m
49%
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN141
WN Southwest
73H
8:40 PM
MDT
10:05 PM
PDT
2h 25m
49%
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN135
WN Southwest
B38M
8:40 PM
MDT
10:05 PM
PDT
2h 25m
49%
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN1713
Starts Oct 1
WN Southwest
7S7
8:55 PM
MDT
10:15 PM
PDT
2h 20m
49%
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN1598
Seat map
WN Southwest
738 Seat map
10:09 PM
MDT
11:25 PM
PDT
2h 16m
49%
M T W T F S S
Prices
F91261+1
Seat map
F9 Frontier
32Q Seat map
10:24 PM
MDT
11:48 PM
PDT
2h 24m
60%
M T W T F S S
Prices
Y42104cs
Y4 Volaris
32Q
10:29 PM
MDT
11:47 PM
PDT
2h 18m
61%
M T W T F S S
Prices
AC5423cs
AC Air Canada
738
5:00 AM
PDT T2
8:21 AM
MDT
2h 21m
M T W T F S S
Prices
UA2446+1
UA United
738
5:00 AM
PDT T2
8:21 AM
MDT
2h 21m
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN4115
Starts Oct 1 Seat map
WN Southwest
7M8 Seat map
5:40 AM
PDT T4
8:55 AM
MDT
2h 15m
M T W T F S S
Prices
F91500+1
Seat map
F9 Frontier
321 Seat map
6:15 AM
PDT
9:35 AM
MDT
2h 20m
M T W T F S S
Prices
Y42177cs
Y4 Volaris
32N
6:15 AM
PDT
9:35 AM
MDT
2h 20m
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN171
Starts Sep 25
WN Southwest
73H
6:20 AM
PDT T4
9:30 AM
MDT
2h 10m
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN319
WN Southwest
B38M
6:20 AM
PDT T4
9:30 AM
MDT
2h 10m
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN3539
Seat map
WN Southwest
7M8 Seat map
6:25 AM
PDT T4
9:40 AM
MDT
2h 15m
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN3529
Starts Oct 3 Seat map
WN Southwest
7M8 Seat map
6:50 AM
PDT T4
10:00 AM
MDT
2h 10m
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN3074
WN Southwest
B38M
6:55 AM
PDT T4
10:10 AM
MDT
2h 15m
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN4604
WN Southwest
B38M
7:00 AM
PDT T4
10:15 AM
MDT
2h 15m
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN3263
Starts Oct 1
WN Southwest
73H
8:05 AM
PDT T4
11:15 AM
MDT
2h 10m
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN3075
Seat map
WN Southwest
7M8 Seat map
8:10 AM
PDT T4
11:20 AM
MDT
2h 10m
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN1782
Starts Oct 3 Seat map
WN Southwest
7M8 Seat map
8:55 AM
PDT T4
12:05 PM
MDT
2h 10m
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN2239
Seat map
WN Southwest
7M8 Seat map
9:25 AM
PDT T4
12:35 PM
MDT
2h 10m
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN2102
Starts Oct 4 Seat map
WN Southwest
7M8 Seat map
9:45 AM
PDT T4
12:55 PM
MDT
2h 10m
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN1428
Seat map
WN Southwest
7M8 Seat map
10:40 AM
PDT T4
1:50 PM
MDT
2h 10m
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN1082
WN Southwest
73H
10:55 AM
PDT T4
2:05 PM
MDT
2h 10m
M T W T F S S
Prices
Y42495cs
Y4 Volaris
32Q
11:45 AM
PDT
3:07 PM
MDT
2h 22m
M T W T F S S
Prices
F91262
Seat map
F9 Frontier
321 Seat map
11:52 AM
PDT
3:18 PM
MDT
2h 26m
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN3076
WN Southwest
737
12:25 PM
PDT T4
3:35 PM
MDT
2h 10m
M T W T F S S
Prices
F92908+1
F9 Frontier
A20N
12:33 PM
PDT
3:34 PM
MDT
2h 1m
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN3291
Starts Oct 1 Seat map
WN Southwest
7M8 Seat map
12:40 PM
PDT T4
3:50 PM
MDT
2h 10m
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN2154
Starts Oct 3
WN Southwest
7S7
12:45 PM
PDT T4
3:55 PM
MDT
2h 10m
M T W T F S S
Prices
AC3961cs
AC Air Canada
B39M
1:18 PM
PDT T2
4:38 PM
MDT
2h 20m
M T W T F S S
Prices
UA1263+1
UA United
7M9
1:18 PM
PDT T2
4:39 PM
MDT
2h 21m
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN196
Seat map
WN Southwest
7M8 Seat map
1:50 PM
PDT T4
5:05 PM
MDT
2h 15m
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN956
Starts Oct 6
WN Southwest
7S7
2:00 PM
PDT T4
5:10 PM
MDT
2h 10m
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN239
WN Southwest
737
2:00 PM
PDT T4
5:15 PM
MDT
2h 15m
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN3264
Starts Oct 1 Seat map
WN Southwest
7M8 Seat map
2:50 PM
PDT T4
6:00 PM
MDT
2h 10m
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN3288
Starts Oct 4
WN Southwest
73H
2:50 PM
PDT T4
6:00 PM
MDT
2h 10m
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN1758
Starts Oct 4 Seat map
WN Southwest
7M8 Seat map
5:40 PM
PDT T4
8:50 PM
MDT
2h 10m
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN1228
Seat map
WN Southwest
738 Seat map
5:55 PM
PDT T4
9:10 PM
MDT
2h 15m
M T W T F S S
Prices

No flights match your filters.

No scheduled airline flights on this route — it's flown by charter / private operators (). No nonstop flights on this route. connecting options below.

✦ 1-Stop connections via 10 hubs
LAS Las Vegas 3h 50m ACCMEJA EJAF9WN Las Vegas (LAS) to Ontario flights
PHX Phoenix 3h 59m AAACAS AAWN Phoenix (PHX) to Ontario flights
SLC Salt Lake City 4h 16m 2IACAF AFAMDL Salt Lake City (SLC) to Ontario flights
SJC San Jose 4h 39m ACUAWN WN San Jose (SJC) to Ontario flights
SMF Sacramento 4h 39m ACCMF9 WN Sacramento (SMF) to Ontario flights
OAK Oakland 4h 40m ASWN WN Oakland (OAK) to Ontario flights
SFO San Francisco 5h 7m ACAVDL ACCMEJA San Francisco (SFO) to Ontario flights
BOI Boise 5h 22m ACCMUA AS Boise (BOI) to Ontario flights
DAL Dallas 5h 45m WN WN Dallas (DAL) to Ontario flights
PDX Portland 5h 54m ASCMDE ASBA Portland (PDX) to Ontario flights
1-STOP More options, longer trips
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Denver to Ontario
3 carriers, 109 flights/week nonstop.
3 Airlines 818 mi 2h 20m nonstop -1h behind

DEN–ONT is served by 3 airlines with nonstop service. Southwest Airlines, United Airlines and Frontier lead the route. The flight covers 818 miles in approximately 2h 20m. Beyond nonstop, 1-stop connecting options are also available.

Airline Landscape

All carriers operating nonstop DEN–ONT service, compared side by side.
Airline Freq/wk Aircraft Duration Dep OTP Alliance Codeshares
WN Southwest Airlines 52 737, 738, 73H, 7M8, 7S7, B38M 2h15-2h30 60%
UA United Airlines Also: AC 15 738, 7M9 2h20-2h23 60% Star Alliance AC
F9 Frontier Also: Y4 14 32N, 32Q 2h19-2h24 60% Y4
Aircraft on this route
32N Airbus A320neo – F9
32Q Airbus A321neo – F9, Y4
737 Boeing 737-700 – WN
738 Boeing 737-800 – AC, UA, WN
73H Boeing 737-800 (Winglets) – WN
7M8 Boeing 737 MAX 8 – WN
7M9 Boeing 737 MAX 9 – AC, UA
7S7 Boeing 737 MAX 7 – WN
B38M Boeing 737 MAX 8 – WN
Alliance coverage
Unaffiliated: F9 + WN (66 flights/wk, 81%)
Star Alliance: UA (15 flights/wk, 19%)
OTP based on airport-level delay snapshots. Duration ranges reflect seasonal/directional variation.

Weekly Schedule Pattern

Nonstop flight frequency by day of week, DEN to ONT direction.
Mon
16
flights
Tue
15
flights
Wed
15
flights
Thu
16
flights
Fri
16
flights
Sat
14
flights
Sun
16
flights
Departure time distribution
12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM12 AM
Morning departures
Afternoon/evening departures
28
Nonstop flights
109
Outbound / wk
114
Return / wk

Connection Landscape

Beyond nonstop. 1-stop and 2-stop options for DEN to ONT.
1-STOP
One-Stop Connections
26
Hubs
~3h
Fastest
~17h
Longest
Verified with published schedule alignment and minimum connection time.
2-STOP
Two-Stop Connections
1,978
Candidates
Two-stop connections loaded in the connections tab above.
Connections computed from published schedules with minimum connection time verification. Use the interactive explorer above the fold to filter by airline, tier, and layover time.

On-Time Performance

What to expect at each end of your journey.
Outbound
DEN → ONT
60%
Moderate delays possible. Allow buffer time.
Departing
60%
Arriving
88%
Return
ONT → DEN
100%
Generally reliable. Most flights run on time.
Departing
100%
Arriving
85%
OTP = percentage of flights arriving within 15 min of schedule. Based on airport-level delay snapshots. DEN delays → ONT delays →

Other ways to reach Ontario from Denver

Nearby airports with service to Ontario International Airport.
Metric DEN→ONT COS→ONT
Distance from DEN 73 mi
Nonstop airlines 3 1
Weekly flights 109
Flight time 2h 20m 1h 52m
Departure OTP 60%
Airports within 200 miles of DEN with service to Ontario International Airport.

Travel Essentials

Practical planning for this route.
Time Difference
-1h
Ontario is 1 hour behind Denver.
DEN: MDT · ONT: PDT

When it's 6:00 PM in Denver, it's 5:00 PM in Ontario.
Distance & Flight Time
818 mi / 1,316 km
Nonstop flight time is approximately 2h 20m gate to gate.
Getting to DEN

RTD A Line commuter rail runs from Denver Union Station to the airport (37 min, $10.50). Trains depart every 15 minutes during peak hours. The airport is 25 miles northeast of downtown; ride-shares cost $35–55 and take 30–45 minutes depending on I-70 traffic.Economy parking in lots 4–6 connects via free shuttle. Mountain shuttle services depart from Jeppesen Terminal's Ground Transportation level.

DEN–ONT Quick Facts

Key statistics for the Denver to Ontario route.
Route details
Distance818 mi / 1,316 km
Flight time2h 20m
Time difference-1 hour
Airlines (nonstop)3
Weekly flights109 out / 114 return
1-stop connectionsAvailable
Origin: DEN
IATA / ICAODEN / KDEN
TimezoneAmerica/Denver
Passengers/yr82.4M
Elevation5,431 ft / 1,655 m
Destination: ONT
IATA / ICAOONT / KONT
TimezoneAmerica/Los_Angeles
Passengers/yr7.0M
Elevation944 ft / 288 m

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about DEN to ONT flights.
Nonstop flights from Denver International Airport to Ontario International Airport take about 2h 20m gate to gate. The route covers 818 miles.
3 airlines operate flights from DEN to ONT: Southwest Airlines, United Airlines and Frontier.
This route has frequent daily service. Check the schedule above for departure days and times in each direction.
Yes, 1-stop connections are available, ranked by layover time. Common connecting points include Harry Reid, Phoenix Sky Harbor and Salt Lake City.
On a single ticket, yes. Your bags are checked through to ONT and move between planes without you. On two separate tickets you collect your bags at the connecting airport and recheck them, so build in extra layover time.
Ontario is 1 hour behind Denver.
Yes, return flights from ONT to DEN are available. Use the direction toggle at the top to view the return schedule.
Nearby alternatives include COS. See the Alternatives section for a full comparison.
Click the 'Search Flights' button to check availability and prices on Google Flights. You can also compare airlines and schedules on this page to find the best option.
See the On-Time Performance section for the latest delay data at both airports. This shows departure and arrival reliability to help you plan.
Route data is updated regularly from official airline schedules. On-time performance data comes from recent airport delay snapshots.

Flights from DEN to ONT

Denver International Airport (DEN) and Ontario International Airport (ONT) are connected by nonstop service from Southwest Airlines, United Airlines and Frontier. With 109 weekly departures, this is a heavily served route.

DEN to ONT Flight Duration and Schedule

Nonstop flight time from DEN to ONT is about 2 hours 20 minutes gate to gate. The route covers a distance of 818 miles (1,316 km). There are approximately 109 weekly flights outbound and 114 return, totaling 223 flights per week in both directions.

Connecting Options and Alternatives

1-stop connecting options are also available, commonly via Harry Reid, Phoenix Sky Harbor and Salt Lake City. Two-stop connections are also available via intermediate hubs. Nearby alternative airports include Colorado Springs (COS).