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Route · United States and Canada

EWR Newark ⇄ DEN Denver

Newark Liberty International Airport (United States) and Denver International Airport (United States): great-circle distance, estimated scheduled flight time each way, time difference and jet lag.

Distance2,576 km1,601 mi1,391 nautical miles
EWR → DEN4 h 20 minestimated block time
DEN → EWR3 h 40 minestimated block time
Clock change−2 hDenver vs Newark, today
Great-circle route from Newark (EWR) to Denver (DEN)EWRNewarkDENDenver
The shortest path over the Earth’s surface (great circle), drawn on a Natural Earth projection. Real flight paths bend around weather, winds and closed airspace.

Flight time each way

EWR → DEN

4 h 20 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 278° (W).

Leave Newark Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Denver Sat 7 Nov, 12:20 local.

DEN → EWR

3 h 40 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 78° (ENE).

Leave Denver Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Newark Sat 7 Nov, 15:40 local.

DEN-bound flights are the slower direction by about 40 minutes in our estimate: the route runs mostly east–west through latitudes where the prevailing westerly winds at cruise height are strong, so heading east rides a tailwind and heading west fights a headwind. How we estimate it.

Distance

Great-circle distance2,576 km · 1,601 mi · 1,391 nmi
Initial heading278° (W) from EWR; 78° (ENE) from DEN
Farthest from the equator41.3°N
Crossesneither the equator nor the 180th meridian
Share of the longest possible trip13% of the 20,015 km to the far side of the Earth

Time zones and jet lag

EWRAmerica/New_York — UTC−4 now; UTC−5 standard time, UTC−4 during daylight saving time
DENAmerica/Denver — UTC−6 now; UTC−7 standard time, UTC−6 during daylight saving time
DifferenceDenver is 2 hours behind Newark today.

Jet lag, flying EWR → DEN. Your body clock has to move 2 hours later, like a westward trip. A shift this small rarely causes much jet lag; most people feel normal within a day or so. Flying the other way, the shift is reversed.

General information, not medical advice.

The two airports

EWR Newark Liberty International AirportNewark, United States · longest runway 11,000 ft3,353 m DEN Denver International AirportDenver, United States · longest runway 16,000 ft4,877 m

Same cities, other airports

JFKDEN New York – Denver 2,610 km1,622 mi · 4 h 20 min

More routes from EWR and DEN

EWRORD Newark – Chicago 1,154 km717 mi · 2 h 30 min EWRLAX Newark – Los Angeles 3,941 km2,449 mi · 6 h 05 min EWRDUB Newark – Dublin 5,125 km3,185 mi · 6 h 25 min EWRLHR Newark – London 5,562 km3,456 mi · 6 h 55 min EWRFRA Newark – Frankfurt 6,211 km3,859 mi · 7 h 35 min SINEWR Singapore – Newark 15,337 km9,530 mi · 18 h 30 min DENPHX Denver – Phoenix 968 km601 mi · 2 h 15 min DFWDEN Dallas–Fort Worth – Denver 1,032 km641 mi · 2 h 20 min DENORD Denver – Chicago 1,426 km886 mi · 2 h 30 min SEADEN Seattle – Denver 1,645 km1,022 mi · 2 h 45 min JFKDEN New York – Denver 2,610 km1,622 mi · 4 h 20 min DENFRA Denver – Frankfurt 8,089 km5,026 mi · 9 h 45 min

Routes of a similar length

JFKSJU New York – San Juan 2,578 km1,602 mi · 3 h 55 min PERDPS Perth – Bali (Denpasar) 2,580 km1,603 mi · 4 h HKGSIN Hong Kong – Singapore 2,566 km1,594 mi · 4 h DOHDEL Doha – Delhi 2,548 km1,583 mi · 3 h 45 min

Need a different pair? The flight-time calculator works for any two of 3,245 airports. Not covered: which airlines fly this route, schedules, fares and live status — that data is proprietary and we don’t guess it.

Photos on airport pages are credited there. Estimates are rounded to 5 minutes; typical error about 13 minutes (validation).