Historical on-time performance
Bakersfield to Denver
845 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on BFL–DEN arrive on time 86% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate86%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.3%of scheduled flights
based on 719 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time86%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.3%Flights719
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline31%
- Weather24%
- Air traffic (NAS)18%
- Late aircraft27%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather100%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 2 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly BFL → DEN
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 91% on time.
- Mornings91% on time · p90 5 min · 1,050 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 45 min · 737 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 83% to 90% on time.
- Mondays90% on time · p90 15 min · 259 flights
- Thursdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 262 flights
- Sundays88% on time · p90 25 min · 240 flights
- Fridays87% on time · p90 20 min · 263 flights
- Tuesdays86% on time · p90 30 min · 262 flights
- Wednesdays86% on time · p90 30 min · 261 flights
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 240 flights
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