Historical on-time performance
Denver to Arcata CA
1,026 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DEN–ACV arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate78%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.6%of scheduled flights
based on 323 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time78%Medianon timep9045 minCancel0.6%Flights323
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline34%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)36%
- Late aircraft25%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
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 DEN → ACV
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 76% to 83% on time.
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 50 min · 139 flights · limited
- Wednesdays81% on time · p90 20 min · 108 flights · limited
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 140 flights · limited
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 161 flights · limited
- Sundays77% on time · p90 20 min · 127 flights · limited
- Fridays77% on time · p90 60 min · 172 flights · limited
- Mondays76% on time · p90 35 min · 155 flights · limited
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