Historical on-time performance
Denver to Fargo
627 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DEN–FAR arrive on time 70% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate70%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay70 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.7%of scheduled flights
based on 1,220 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-time71%Medianon timep9060 minCancel0.8%Flights913
- United AirlinesOn-time68%Medianon timep9095 minCancel0.3%Flights307
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline35%
- Weather8%
- Air traffic (NAS)15%
- Late aircraft42%
- 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 → FAR
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Middays are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 83% on time.
- Middays83% on time · p90 35 min · 2,020 flights
- Mornings76% on time · p90 40 min · 527 flights
- Evenings73% on time · p90 55 min · 1,090 flights
- Afternoons67% on time · p90 75 min · 272 flights
- Overnights65% on time · p90 60 min · 515 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 78% on time.
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 613 flights
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 594 flights
- Wednesdays77% on time · p90 45 min · 596 flights
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 40 min · 660 flights
- Fridays76% on time · p90 45 min · 633 flights
- Sundays75% on time · p90 50 min · 688 flights
- Mondays74% on time · p90 55 min · 640 flights
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