Historical on-time performance
Denver to Bakersfield
845 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DEN–BFL 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)
Cancelled0.3%of scheduled flights
based on 720 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 minCancel0.3%Flights720
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline34%
- Weather16%
- Air traffic (NAS)23%
- Late aircraft28%
- 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 DEN → BFL
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 76% to 82% on time.
- Middays82% on time · p90 25 min · 794 flights
- Overnights76% on time · p90 40 min · 152 flights · limited
- Evenings76% on time · p90 50 min · 841 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 75% to 81% on time.
- Wednesdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 263 flights
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 40 min · 261 flights
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 261 flights
- Saturdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 239 flights
- Sundays79% on time · p90 35 min · 262 flights
- Mondays79% on time · p90 50 min · 261 flights
- Fridays75% on time · p90 40 min · 240 flights
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