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Due to the length of concourse B, a connection under an hour when the arriving or departing flight is a UA mainline aircraft, is not advised. If you arrive on the far west end and depart on the far east end, then allowing for the time it takes deboard the plane, and the 20 minute cut off when UA starts to cancel seat assignments, you are unlikely to make your connection. Of course sitting in the front of the arriving plane helps as does having no green tagged bags.

However, if both aircraft are United Express, then a 45 minute connection is acceptable because all United Express flights arrive and depart on the east end of concourse B. Due to construction some United Express flights are utilizing concourse A which requires a transfer via train.
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Everything You Wanted to Know Flying UA at Denver Intl (DEN)

Security (TSA Pre):
• North Security 4am-7:45pm
• South Security 4am-7:45pm, but checkpoint is 24/7, PreCheck pax receive expedited screening through standard lanes when full PreCheck is closed via laminated card.
• A Bridge does NOT have PreCheck but hours are 4:30am-5:45pm

Security (Non-TSA Pre):
• Terminal North TSA checkpoint - 4am-7:45pm
• Terminal South TSA checkpoint – 24/7
• A Bridge TSA checkpoint - 4:30am-5:45pm

Places to Eat on Concourse B (FT Favorites)
• Coffee: Caribou Coffee (Mezzanine level in center of concourse), Starbucks (B83 in the RJ Gates)
• Fast Food: Modmarket (Main level in center of concourse by McDonalds, NE corner), Steve's Snappin' Dogs (B24), ShakeShack on Mezzanine Center Core
• Breakfast: Pour La France (Main level in center of concourse, NW corner), Snooze an A.M. Eatery and Voodoo Donuts, on Mezzanine Center Core.
• Lunch/Dinner: Elways (Main level in center of concourse, SW corner), Etai's Bakery Café (B22), Que Bueno! Mexican Grille (B52), Aviators (Mezzanine level in center of concourse)
• Drinks: New Belgium Hub (B80 in the RJ Gates), CRÚ Food and Wine Bar (B51)

Gate Configurations:
A14-A16, A18-A20, A23-A24, A26, A28-A30, B7-B29 & B31, 33, 35, 37, 39, and 41 - B60-B79 Narrow body gates
A17, A21, A25, A27, A31, B30, B32, B34, B36, B38, and B42: Wide body gates
B49-B95: RJ gates with the larger RJs consolidated in the B49-B59 range

"Suggested" Connection Times (Domestic to Domestic/International)
• 1hr to 1hr 30min (assuming a walk from B15 down to B90)
• Standard D/D MCT (UA-UA) is 30 minutes and 50 minutes for another carrier

"Suggested" Connection Times (International to Domestic, non-Pre Clear)
• 1hr 30 min to 2hrs (depending on use of GE/no-GE and security lines)
• Standard I/D MCT is 70 minutes and longer

United Club Locations (Two Clubs)
• B32 (West Club): 4:30am to 9:30pm daily
• B44 (East Club): CLOSED for Remodeling
• B59 (East Pop-Up Club): 7:00am to 9:30pm daily
• B60 (Club Fly): 7:00am to 9:00pm daily - grab and go plus freshly made coffee beverages

Terminal map: April 2019

Note from December 25, 2022:
STRONGLY encourage you to use the United app for the most current maps of the DEN gates. New gates in A-West, B-West and B-East are not accurately depicted in the graphic below. Will monitor for updated maps and publish as soon as possible.

MCT Sept 2023 (Expert Flyer)
Minimum Connect Times

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Consolidated DEN connection time/logistics-Domestic & International

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Apr 14, 2017, 5:53 pm

#226

BH62

Join Date: Oct 2005

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A *really* super-minmum connecting time

Anyone beat this for airline optimism? Looking at an itinerary in mid-June, Santa Fe-Denver-Seattle, where the 1st leg (SFA-DEN) is on United Express with a connection time at DEN of just 33 minutes (!) to the mainline UA flight to SEA. Miss that and you'd be in for a 4+hr wait for the next SEA flight. Someone might think this is plausible, but past experience in trudging those long DEN concourses has me wondering if this would only work if the gates were almost opposite.

Apr 14, 2017, 6:04 pm

#227

docbert

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Programs: UA 1K/MM, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Something, IHG Gold, Hertz PC, Avis PC

Posts: 8,162

3 minutes above MCT, and doable if your inbound is on time.

Apr 14, 2017, 6:34 pm

#228

keisari

Join Date: Jun 2006

Location: SJC/SFO

Programs: UA lifetime gold; Hilton Gold; Marriott/SPG Plat; Hyatt Discoverist

Posts: 2,954

I hate those super short connections.
It stresses me to no end just thinking about the connection so I take 2 hour connection domestic to domestic. I can give or take 1/2 hour depending on the airport.

Apr 14, 2017, 6:45 pm

#229

Tblack15

Join Date: Apr 2014

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Programs: UA Silver / FA

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End to end in DEN can be done in less than 30 mins, but I have a long stride

Apr 14, 2017, 7:17 pm

#230

BH62

Join Date: Oct 2005

Location: SEA, OGG(I wish)

Programs: was UA 1K now Gold, cuz UA 1.3 MM; HA,DL,AS (no status in these), Marriott Gold

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Tblack15

End to end in DEN can be done in less than 30 mins, but I have a long stride

But if you're not at the gate 15(?) min before flight time, door may be closed or your seat has been given away or a crew needs to get to SEA.

Apr 14, 2017, 7:21 pm

#231

zebranz

Join Date: Jan 2010

Location: LAS, ZQN

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Posts: 2,202

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tblack15

End to end in DEN can be done in less than 30 mins, but I have a long stride

Last time I ran from one end to the other I made it (very sweaty) but my luggage did not....

Last edited by zebranz; Apr 14, 2017 at 8:02 pm

Apr 14, 2017, 7:47 pm

#232

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I would also consider the altitude of DEN if you have to run...

Apr 14, 2017, 7:49 pm

#233

tcp1

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DEN is totally doable if on time. My general timing from end to end of DEN B Is 9 minutes and thats just a brisk walk..

Apr 14, 2017, 8:03 pm

#234

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I would recommend sitting as close to the front as possible on the plane and check your bag, if you have to green tag it out of Santa Fe you will not make it as they take 10-15mi to get those bags. Other than that you should make it if the flights are on time

Apr 14, 2017, 8:05 pm

#235

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I get worried about < an hour in DEN going west, mostly because I'm pretty much coming on that CR7 that almost always parks at the very end of the RJ area, and if my connection is on the other end, you can forget about it. Especially traveling with a toddler most of the time...I just can't get across the airport as fast as I might be able to on my own.

A 33 minute connection is certainly do-able if you arrive on time and aren't at opposite ends of the concourse. Of course, you never know how that goes. Also keep in mind, if you don't like taking risks, that technically, they can give away the seat on a domestic flight if you are not at the gate ready to board at T-15 (30 minutes for international).

Personally, when I'm on my own, I don't have a problem booking shorter connections, though like to avoid that particularly if its connecting to a once-a-day flight. I used to often book connections in ORD that were 35-40 minutes, and I made it most of the time.

Apr 14, 2017, 8:21 pm

#236

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Apr 14, 2017, 8:21 pm

#237

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Quote:

Originally Posted by BH62

I recently arrived at DEN late on a tight connection. The late arrival meant we got to the gate one minute before my connecting flight's boarding time. Naturally the arrival gate was at one far end of the terminal and the departure gate was at the other end, three-quarters of a mile away.

I made the flight just as they were closing the door. The GA congratulated me.

Apr 18, 2017, 12:21 pm

#238

BH62

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For the record

A few days ago I posted a query re 33 minutes UA Express-to-Mainline connection at DEN. Past experience at DEN, mainline_to_mainline generally not bad, but did have one UA "just as the gate was closing" experience at DEN as we were on the way to SFO for a TPAC. But in this instance, going to/from SEA-SAF via DEN using UA looked to be a tad too hectic. Found a tolerable itinerary via AA w/ 1 hr+ connections at PHX on the way out & DFW on the way back. Too bad UA, you lost the business.

May 7, 2017, 10:48 am

#239

Pavane

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Changing planes in Denver

I have to routinely fly TPA MFR and have found no great connections. Last time I went via SF with 90 minute layover, but due to an air traffic control problem missed the connecting and had to spend the night in SF. (Which is hardly a hardship.)

I am worried about 50 minute connect in DEN going to the commuter gates.

What is the minimum time that is "safe" for DEN--like in Summer.

No other airline seems to work, although Alaska is close.

Ideas?

May 7, 2017, 10:55 am

#240

CCIE_Flyer

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Pavane

What is the minimum time that is "safe" for DEN--like in Summer.

Ideas?

You can get away with pretty much any connection time that's legal in DEN - and summer crowds won't necessarily make a big difference. The issue you might face will be on the inbound side aboard the commuter; I have misconnected plenty in DEN sitting waiting for a commuter gate or a marshaller. That's pretty much the main reason I started avoiding DEN connections into and out of COS, after many years of that almost being the assumption.