Historical on-time performance
Denver to Vail
120 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DEN–EGE arrive on time 77% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate77%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.8%of scheduled flights
based on 1,246 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.
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time79%Medianon timep9035 minCancel1.5%Flights683
- United AirlinesOn-time76%Medianon timep9065 minCancel0.0%Flights563
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline28%
- Weather7%
- Air traffic (NAS)20%
- Late aircraft46%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
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 (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 73% to 83% on time.
- Middays83% on time · p90 30 min · 2,151 flights
- Mornings83% on time · p90 30 min · 420 flights
- Afternoons79% on time · p90 30 min · 174 flights · limited
- Evenings73% on time · p90 55 min · 1,093 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 83% on time.
- Mondays83% on time · p90 30 min · 549 flights
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 538 flights
- Wednesdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 538 flights
- Thursdays80% on time · p90 40 min · 563 flights
- Saturdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 541 flights
- Sundays79% on time · p90 45 min · 570 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 50 min · 541 flights
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