Historical on-time performance
Denver to Fresno
844 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DEN–FAT arrive on time 82% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate82%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.1%of scheduled flights
based on 1,242 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesbestOn-time87%Medianon timep9020 minCancel0.0%Flights749
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time78%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.0%Flights249
- United AirlinesOn-time68%Medianon timep9055 minCancel0.4%Flights244
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline35%
- Weather9%
- Air traffic (NAS)15%
- Late aircraft42%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather100%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 1 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 → FAT
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Middays are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 82% on time.
- Middays82% on time · p90 25 min · 1,931 flights
- Afternoons79% on time · p90 30 min · 1,257 flights
- Evenings70% on time · p90 65 min · 1,096 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 75% to 82% on time.
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 615 flights
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 618 flights
- Sundays80% on time · p90 40 min · 628 flights
- Mondays79% on time · p90 40 min · 623 flights
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 620 flights
- Saturdays76% on time · p90 35 min · 623 flights
- Fridays75% on time · p90 50 min · 628 flights
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