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GCN to DEN: distance & flight time
Grand Canyon (Grand Canyon National Park Airport) → Denver (Denver International Airport)
489 mi
786 km · 425 nm
1h 32m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
489 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 32m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GCN — Grand Canyon National Park Airport · Grand Canyon, 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 GCN
- FLG · Flagstaff Pulliam Airport62 mi away
- PGA · Page Municipal Airport78 mi away
- SDX · Sedona Airport79 mi away
- PRC · Ernest A. Love Field91 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 GCN from DEN?
The flight distance from Grand Canyon (GCN) to Denver (DEN) is 489 miles (786 km, 425 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GCN to DEN?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 32m 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 time difference between Grand Canyon and Denver?
Denver is 1 hour ahead of Grand Canyon.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GCN to DEN?
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