Historical on-time performance
Denver to Vail
120 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DEN–EGE 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 1,072 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesbestOn-time82%Medianon timep9025 minCancel1.9%Flights209
- United AirlinesOn-time76%Medianon timep9050 minCancel0.2%Flights863
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline23%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)22%
- Late aircraft51%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather83%
- Air traffic (NAS)17%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 6 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 → EGE
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 74% to 83% on time.
- Middays83% on time · p90 30 min · 2,143 flights
- Mornings83% on time · p90 30 min · 454 flights
- Afternoons79% on time · p90 35 min · 152 flights · limited
- Evenings74% on time · p90 55 min · 1,081 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 85% on time.
- Tuesdays85% on time · p90 25 min · 531 flights
- Mondays84% on time · p90 25 min · 547 flights
- Wednesdays84% on time · p90 30 min · 531 flights
- Saturdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 547 flights
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 569 flights
- Sundays79% on time · p90 45 min · 572 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 50 min · 547 flights
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