Historical on-time performance
Denver to Fairbanks
2,430 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DEN–FAI arrive on time 62% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate62%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay65 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.1%of scheduled flights
based on 92 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- United AirlinesOn-time62%Medianon timep9065 minCancel1.1%Flights92
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline44%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)25%
- Late aircraft28%
- 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 → FAI
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 68% to 76% on time.
- Evenings76% on time · p90 35 min · 90 flights · limited
- Afternoons68% on time · p90 60 min · 126 flights · limited
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