Historical on-time performance
Denver to Bakersfield
845 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DEN–BFL arrive on time 73% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate73%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.1%of scheduled flights
based on 730 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time73%Medianon timep9050 minCancel0.1%Flights730
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline31%
- Weather13%
- Air traffic (NAS)28%
- Late aircraft29%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly DEN → BFL
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 73% to 82% on time.
- Middays82% on time · p90 30 min · 643 flights
- Overnights76% on time · p90 40 min · 243 flights
- Evenings73% on time · p90 60 min · 748 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 79% on time.
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 242 flights
- Sundays78% on time · p90 40 min · 240 flights
- Tuesdays77% on time · p90 40 min · 241 flights
- Mondays77% on time · p90 50 min · 241 flights
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 40 min · 238 flights
- Fridays76% on time · p90 40 min · 217 flights
- Saturdays74% on time · p90 45 min · 215 flights
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