Direct Flights from Denver to Cody
Cody · Wyoming
Nonstop service from DEN to COD on United. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
This is a rare nonstop: only 2 cities fly direct to Cody, and Denver is one of them. From anywhere else you'd be connecting.
How long to go to Cody for, from Denver
1h 15m in the air, 391 miles: short enough that a single night in Cody is worth it, and a day trip is not absurd.
About Cody

Cody is in Northwest Wyoming, close to the east side Yellowstone National Park. Unlike Jackson, with its pet spas and high-end shopping, Cody is more authentically cowboy. Cody is famous for its rodeo, which occurs nightly during the summer, and for its proximity to fantastic wilderness adventures in Yellowstone and in the national forests surrounding the park.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Cody
- The Buffalo Bill Center of the West, formerly known as the Buffalo Bill Historical Center, is a complex of five museums and a research library featuring art and artifacts of the American West located in Cody, Wyoming.
- Mummy Cave is a rock shelter and archeological site in Park County, Wyoming, United States, near the eastern entrance to Yellowstone National Park. The site is adjacent to the concurrent U.S.
- Buffalo Bill State Park is a public recreation area surrounding the reservoir formed by the Buffalo Bill Dam, an impoundment of the Shoshone River, in Park County, Wyoming.
- The Horner Site, also known as the Creek Site and Horner's Corner Site, and designated by the Smithsonian trinomial 48PA29, is an important archaeological site near Cody, Wyoming, United States.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Cody weather, compared with Denver
8° cooler than Denver on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Cody 37°F · Denver 45°F · 8° colder
- April
- Cody 54°F · Denver 61°F · 8° colder
- July
- Cody 84°F · Denver 90°F · 6° colder
- October
- Cody 56°F · Denver 65°F · 9° colder
December bottoms out near 35°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 Cody
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Cody is May–June and August–September, when daytime highs are a comfortable 62–81°F.
- How long to stay
- A long weekend is plenty of time to see Cody, including Buffalo Bill Center of the West, Mummy Cave, and Buffalo Bill State Park.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Denver to Cody?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Denver (DEN) to Cody (COD) on United.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Denver to Cody?
- United flies nonstop between Denver (DEN) and Cody (COD).
- How many nonstop flights are there from Denver to Cody?
- There are about 2 nonstop departures per day (roughly 14 per week) from Denver to Cody.
- How far is Cody from Denver?
- Cody is about 391 miles from Denver by air.
- What is there to do in Cody?
- Popular things to do include Buffalo Bill Center of the West, Mummy Cave, Buffalo Bill State Park, Horner site, and more.
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