Historical on-time performance
Denver to Sioux Falls
Flights on DEN–FSD arrive on time 80% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 1,572 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesbestOn-time83%Medianon timep9030 minCancel1.2%Flights1,293
- United AirlinesOn-time69%Medianon timep9085 minCancel1.1%Flights279
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline30%
- Weather13%
- Air traffic (NAS)19%
- Late aircraft38%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline11%
- Weather78%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 18 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 → FSD
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 66% to 84% on time.
- Mornings84% on time · p90 25 min · 790 flights
- Middays84% on time · p90 30 min · 2,022 flights
- Overnights78% on time · p90 45 min · 976 flights
- Evenings72% on time · p90 60 min · 1,158 flights
- Afternoons66% on time · p90 70 min · 149 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 76% to 83% on time.
- Wednesdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 717 flights
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 35 min · 677 flights
- Sundays80% on time · p90 40 min · 730 flights
- Saturdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 685 flights
- Fridays78% on time · p90 45 min · 787 flights
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 50 min · 717 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 50 min · 782 flights
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