Direct Flights from Denver to Minot
Minot · North Dakota
Nonstop service from DEN to MOT on United. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
Only 4 cities have a nonstop to Minot, so this is a route worth knowing about — most travelers connect to get there.
How long to go to Minot for, from Denver
1h 40m in the air, 604 miles — a Friday-evening departure still leaves you most of the evening in Minot. Two nights works.
About Minot
Minot is a city in the Lakes and Gardens region of North Dakota with an estimated 48,000 inhabitants in 2020. Known as the Magic City, it's a significant rail hub. However, its location deep within North America and off the Interstate System generally means you don't see Minot if you don't plan on it.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Minot
- The Roosevelt Park Zoo is a zoo in Minot, North Dakota. It is the oldest zoo in North Dakota.
- The Denbigh Experimental Forest 636 acres (257 ha) is an arboretum and experimental forest operated by the Forest Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
- Scandinavian Heritage Park is a park located in the Upper Brooklyn neighborhood of Minot, North Dakota.
- The Dakota Territory Air Museum is an aviation museum on North Hill in Minot, North Dakota near Minot International Airport.
- The Taube Museum of Art is an art museum in Downtown Minot, North Dakota. The museum, previously known as the Minot Art Gallery, was named after Lillian and Coleman Taube.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Minot weather, compared with Denver
13° cooler than Denver on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Minot 22°F · Denver 45°F · 22° colder
- April
- Minot 51°F · Denver 61°F · 10° colder
- July
- Minot 81°F · Denver 90°F · 9° colder
- October
- Minot 55°F · Denver 65°F · 10° colder
January bottoms out near 22°F — a real coat, not a layer. Minot also swings harder through the year than Denver does — 59° between its coldest and warmest months against 46°.
Average daily highs, 1991–2020 station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.
Planning a trip to Minot
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Minot is May–September, when daytime highs are a comfortable 66–81°F.
- How long to stay
- Three or four days is enough to take in Minot's highlights, from Roosevelt Park Zoo, Denbigh Experimental Forest, and Scandinavian Heritage Park and more.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Denver to Minot?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Denver (DEN) to Minot (MOT) on United.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Denver to Minot?
- United flies nonstop between Denver (DEN) and Minot (MOT).
- How many nonstop flights are there from Denver to Minot?
- There are about 3 nonstop departures per day (roughly 21 per week) from Denver to Minot.
- How far is Minot from Denver?
- Minot is about 604 miles from Denver by air.
- What is there to do in Minot?
- Popular things to do include Roosevelt Park Zoo, Denbigh Experimental Forest, Scandinavian Heritage Park, Dakota Territory Air Museum, and more.
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