Direct Flights from Denver to Kearney
Kearney · Nebraska
Nonstop service from DEN to EAR 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 Kearney, and Denver is one of them. From anywhere else you'd be connecting.
How long to go to Kearney for, from Denver
1h 5m in the air, 305 miles: short enough that a single night in Kearney is worth it, and a day trip is not absurd.
About Kearney
Kearney is a city of 34,000 people (2020) in South Central Nebraska.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Kearney
- The Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, also known as St. Mary's Cathedral, is the cathedral church for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Island located in Grand Island, Nebraska, United States.
- Pioneer Village is a museum and tourist attraction along U.S. Highway 6 in Minden, Nebraska, United States, featured in many roadside and historical attraction guides.
- The Museum of Nebraska Art (MONA) is an art museum in Kearney, Nebraska, United States.
- St. Mark's Pro-Cathedral is an Episcopal Church building located in Hastings, Nebraska, United States. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1987.
- The Hastings Museum of Natural and Cultural History is located in Hastings, Nebraska, United States. The museum was founded in 1926 and moved to its current location in 1939.
- The Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer is a museum located in Grand Island, Nebraska intended to preserve the legacy of the Pioneers who settled the plains of Central Nebraska in the late 19th century.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Kearney 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
- Kearney 37°F · Denver 45°F · 8° colder
- April
- Kearney 63°F · Denver 61°F · much the same
- July
- Kearney 87°F · Denver 90°F · 3° colder
- October
- Kearney 64°F · Denver 65°F · much the same
January 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 Kearney
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Kearney is April–May and September–October, when daytime highs are a comfortable 63–78°F.
- How long to stay
- Three or four days is enough to take in Kearney's highlights, from Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Grand Island, Nebraska), Pioneer Village (Nebraska), and Museum of Nebraska Art and more.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Denver to Kearney?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Denver (DEN) to Kearney (EAR) on United.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Denver to Kearney?
- United flies nonstop between Denver (DEN) and Kearney (EAR).
- How many nonstop flights are there from Denver to Kearney?
- There are about 2 nonstop departures per day (roughly 14 per week) from Denver to Kearney.
- How far is Kearney from Denver?
- Kearney is about 305 miles from Denver by air.
- What is there to do in Kearney?
- Popular things to do include Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Grand Island, Nebraska), Pioneer Village (Nebraska), Museum of Nebraska Art, St. Mark's Pro-Cathedral (Hastings, Nebraska), and more.
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