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DEN to DRO: distance & flight time
Denver (Denver International Airport) → Durango (Durango La Plata County Airport)
251 mi
403 km · 218 nm
1h 8m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
251 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 8m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- DEN — Denver International Airport · Denver, United States
- DRO — Durango La Plata County Airport · Durango, 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 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
Near DRO
- FMN · Four Corners Regional Airport39 mi away
- CEZ · Cortez Municipal Airport49 mi away
- TEX · Telluride Regional Airport56 mi away
- MTJ · Montrose Regional Airport94 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DEN from DRO?
The flight distance from Denver (DEN) to Durango (DRO) is 251 miles (403 km, 218 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DEN to DRO?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 8m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DEN to DRO?
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