Historical on-time performance
Denver to Grand Junction
212 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DEN–GJT arrive on time 75% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate75%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.2%of scheduled flights
based on 2,185 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-time75%Medianon timep9050 minCancel1.7%Flights1,452
- United AirlinesOn-time74%Medianon timep9070 minCancel0.1%Flights733
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline35%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)16%
- Late aircraft47%
- 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 → GJT
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 82% on time.
- Mornings82% on time · p90 30 min · 715 flights
- Middays82% on time · p90 35 min · 1,807 flights
- Overnights75% on time · p90 60 min · 449 flights
- Afternoons73% on time · p90 50 min · 884 flights
- Evenings68% on time · p90 75 min · 1,093 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 80% on time.
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 40 min · 716 flights
- Saturdays79% on time · p90 50 min · 708 flights
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 45 min · 720 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 50 min · 703 flights
- Sundays75% on time · p90 50 min · 701 flights
- Fridays75% on time · p90 50 min · 705 flights
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 65 min · 695 flights
Advertisement
Keep exploring