Historical on-time performance
Denver to Dallas-Fort Worth
Flights on DEN–DFW arrive on time 73% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 5,974 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- United AirlinesOn-time75%Medianon timep9050 minCancel0.8%Flights1,920
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time74%Medianon timep9050 minCancel0.9%Flights1,082
- American AirlinesOn-time71%Medianon timep9070 minCancel3.2%Flights2,972
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline31%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)18%
- Late aircraft47%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline15%
- Weather83%
- Air traffic (NAS)3%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 120 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 → DFW
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 — 81% on time.
- Mornings81% on time · p90 30 min · 7,587 flights
- Middays75% on time · p90 50 min · 3,756 flights
- Overnights69% on time · p90 70 min · 1,454 flights
- Afternoons64% on time · p90 80 min · 3,004 flights
- Evenings58% on time · p90 95 min · 2,488 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 70% to 76% on time.
- Tuesdays76% on time · p90 50 min · 2,451 flights
- Wednesdays75% on time · p90 50 min · 2,516 flights
- Mondays74% on time · p90 55 min · 2,748 flights
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 65 min · 2,749 flights
- Fridays72% on time · p90 60 min · 2,740 flights
- Sundays71% on time · p90 60 min · 2,713 flights
- Saturdays70% on time · p90 65 min · 2,374 flights
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