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APA to DEN: distance & flight time
Denver (Centennial Airport) → Denver (Denver International Airport)
22 mi
36 km · 19 nm
32m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
22 miles nonstop takes roughly 32m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- APA — Centennial Airport · Denver, United States
- DEN — Denver International Airport · Denver, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near APA
- DEN · Denver International Airport22 mi away
- BFK · Buckley Air Force Base10 mi away
- BJC · Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport27 mi away
- WBU · Boulder Municipal Airport38 mi away
Near DEN
- BFK · Buckley Air Force Base12 mi away
- APA · Centennial Airport22 mi away
- BJC · Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport24 mi away
- WBU · Boulder Municipal Airport32 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is APA from DEN?
The flight distance from Denver (APA) to Denver (DEN) is 22 miles (36 km, 19 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from APA to DEN?
A nonstop flight takes about 32m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from APA to DEN?
Nonstop service on APA–DEN depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 32m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from APA to DEN?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on APA–DEN that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some APA to DEN fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain APA–DEN tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.