Direct Flights from Denver to Chadron
Chadron · Nebraska
Nonstop service from DEN to CDR on Denver Air Connection. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
Denver is the only city in our data with a nonstop to Chadron — everywhere else connects.
How long to go to Chadron for, from Denver
55m in the air, 221 miles: short enough that a single night in Chadron is worth it, and a day trip is not absurd.
About Chadron
Chadron is a city of 5,400 people (2019) in the Nebraska Panhandle.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Chadron
- The Trailside Museum of Natural History is located in the historic Army Theatre at Fort Robinson State Park, three miles west of Crawford, Nebraska on U.S. Route 20.
- Chadron State Park is a public recreation area located within the Nebraska National Forest, nine miles (14 km) south of Chadron, Nebraska, in the northwestern portion of the state.
- Box Butte Reservoir State Recreation Area (SRA) is a state park in northwestern Nebraska, United States.
- The Hudson-Meng Bison Bonebed site, officially named the Hudson-Meng Education and Research Center, is a fossil site located in the Oglala National Grassland of Sioux County, Nebraska 20 miles northwest of Crawford.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Chadron weather, compared with Denver
Within 3° of Denver on the annual average, so pack much as you would at home — but the two cities do not track each other month to month:
- January
- Chadron 37°F · Denver 45°F · 8° colder
- April
- Chadron 60°F · Denver 61°F · 2° colder
- July
- Chadron 91°F · Denver 90°F · much the same
- October
- Chadron 62°F · Denver 65°F · 3° colder
December bottoms out near 37°F — a real coat, not a layer.
Daily highs averaged from Meteostat station records (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.
Planning a trip to Chadron
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Chadron is May and September–October, when daytime highs are a comfortable 62–79°F.
- How long to stay
- A long weekend is plenty of time to see Chadron, including Trailside Museum of Natural History, Chadron State Park, and Box Butte Reservoir State Recreation Area.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Denver to Chadron?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Denver (DEN) to Chadron (CDR) on Denver Air Connection.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Denver to Chadron?
- Denver Air Connection flies nonstop between Denver (DEN) and Chadron (CDR).
- How many nonstop flights are there from Denver to Chadron?
- There is about 1 nonstop departure per day (roughly 7 per week) from Denver to Chadron.
- How far is Chadron from Denver?
- Chadron is about 221 miles from Denver by air.
- What is there to do in Chadron?
- Popular things to do include Trailside Museum of Natural History, Chadron State Park, Box Butte Reservoir State Recreation Area, Hudson-Meng Bison Kill, and more.
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