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CEZ to DEN: distance & flight time
Cortez (Cortez Municipal Airport) → Denver (Denver International Airport)
277 mi
446 km · 241 nm
1h 12m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
277 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 12m 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
- CEZ — Cortez Municipal Airport · Cortez, 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.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near CEZ
- FMN · Four Corners Regional Airport45 mi away
- DRO · Durango La Plata County Airport49 mi away
- TEX · Telluride Regional Airport60 mi away
- GMV · Monument Valley Airport89 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 CEZ from DEN?
The flight distance from Cortez (CEZ) to Denver (DEN) is 277 miles (446 km, 241 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CEZ to DEN?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 12m 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 CEZ to DEN?
Nonstop service on CEZ–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 1h 12m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CEZ to DEN?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CEZ–DEN that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some CEZ to DEN fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain CEZ–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.