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Flying from Denver to Dallas-Fort Worth?

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About this route

DenverDallas-Fort Worth

A short flight within United States. Dallas-Fort Worth is 1 hour ahead. Turn your watch forward before you arrive.

Route type Domestic
Distance 1,032 km / 641 mi
Distance class Short-haul
Direction Southeastbound
Est. duration About 1h 40m
Time change Destination +1h

Departing from

DEN

Denver International Airport

Location Denver, United States
Time zone MDT · UTC−6
Current time

The Mile High City

Denver sits exactly a mile above sea level where the Great Plains meet the Rocky Mountains, a compact downtown ringed by wide, flat suburbs. It is the gateway to the mountains for skiing and hiking, and much of its draw is what lies a short drive west. The core is walkable and a rail line runs in from the airport, but the wider region runs on the car. The altitude is real, so take the first day easy.

Surrounding hubs

1,009 km / 627 mi
1,092 km / 679 mi
1,371 km / 852 mi

Arriving at

DFW

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport

Location Dallas-Fort Worth, United States
Time zone CDT · UTC−5
Current time

Big, flat, and spread wide

Dallas-Fort Worth is two cities and a wide tangle of suburbs across the flat north Texas plain, with the airport set between them. It is one of the most car-dependent big metros in the country: the freeways are broad, the distances long, and transit thin outside the centers. Dallas leans corporate and polished while Fort Worth keeps more of its western character, and most of the region is the sprawl in between.

Surrounding hubs

1,291 km / 802 mi
1,372 km / 853 mi
1,393 km / 866 mi
How it works

Find out which side of the plane to sit on.

Pick your airports, set your departure time, and you're done.

We calculate the sun's position based on your flight path and departure time, then tell you which side of the plane gets direct sun and which stays shaded. No guessing, just math.

01

Enter your flight

Pick your departure and arrival airports and set your departure time at the departure airport. FlightSide estimates the duration and you can adjust it if you know the exact schedule.

02

We track the sun along your route

Your flight path is broken into hundreds of points. At each one we check where the sun is and which side of the plane it faces.

03

You get a recommendation

Which side of the plane to sit on, left or right, depending on whether you'd rather avoid the sun or enjoy it. The percentages and the map are there if you want to see why.

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