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FRI to DEN: distance & flight time
Fort Riley (Marshall Army Air Field) → Denver (Denver International Airport)
425 mi
685 km · 370 nm
1h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
425 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 23m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- FRI — Marshall Army Air Field · Fort Riley, 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 FRI
- MHK · Manhattan Regional Airport8 mi away
- SLN · Salina Municipal Airport51 mi away
- EMP · Emporia Municipal Airport59 mi away
- FOE · Topeka Regional Airport - Forbes Field60 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 FRI from DEN?
The flight distance from Fort Riley (FRI) to Denver (DEN) is 425 miles (685 km, 370 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FRI to DEN?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 23m 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 FRI to DEN?
Nonstop service on FRI–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 23m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Fort Riley and Denver?
Denver is 1 hour behind Fort Riley.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FRI to DEN?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on FRI–DEN that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some FRI to DEN fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain FRI–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.