Dubuque Regional Airport Now Offering Connections to Delta Airlines via Denver Air Connection

OCTOBER 27, 2025

Travelers using the Dubuque Regional Airport now have a third major carrier option for their flights beyond Chicago/O’Hare.

Delta Airlines now allows travelers to book flights to and from Dubuque directly through the Delta website. Once at O’Hare, their ticket reservations and bags will seamlessly transfer between Denver Air Connection and Delta, eliminating the potential need for additional baggage or screening checks at O’Hare.

Delta is one of three major carriers, along with American Airlines and United Airlines, that have interline ticketing and baggage agreements with Denver Air Connection, which operates the daily flights between Dubuque and O’Hare International Airport in Chicago. Additional information, including individual links to each airline’s website, can be found at FlyDBQ.com/Flights

Denver Air Connection began offering daily connections between Dubuque and O’Hare in November 2024. The current flight schedule offers an early morning departure and early evening arrival. Since moving to the current schedule in May, Denver Air Connection’s Dubuque flights have a 98.5% completion rate and 87% of the flights have taken off or landed within 15 minutes of their scheduled time.

Additionally, travelers flying through Dubuque still have time to take advantage of a $100 rebate program being offered by Dubuque Initiatives. Flights to or from the Dubuque Regional Airport purchased between Aug. 11 and Dec. 31, 2025, are eligible to receive a $100 rebate per round-trip ticket per passenger. Flights can be used at any time but must be purchased within the designated timeframe.

Additional details about the $100 rebate and additional rewards and incentive programs can be found at FlyDBQ.com/Incentives

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MEDIA CONTACT
Todd Dalsing, Dubuque Regional Airport Director
tdalsing@cityofdubuque.org, 563.589.4233