Historical on-time performance
Denver to Wichita
420 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DEN–ICT arrive on time 74% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate74%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.1%of scheduled flights
based on 2,026 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesbestOn-time81%Medianon timep9035 minCancel1.1%Flights1,227
- United AirlinesOn-time70%Medianon timep9085 minCancel0.9%Flights342
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time59%Median5 minp9085 minCancel1.3%Flights457
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline28%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Late aircraft54%
- 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 → ICT
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 15 min · 441 flights
- Middays80% on time · p90 35 min · 1,609 flights
- Afternoons74% on time · p90 50 min · 455 flights
- Evenings67% on time · p90 65 min · 1,677 flights
- Overnights66% on time · p90 70 min · 1,378 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 70% to 75% on time.
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 60 min · 739 flights
- Tuesdays74% on time · p90 50 min · 820 flights
- Sundays73% on time · p90 55 min · 767 flights
- Wednesdays73% on time · p90 55 min · 823 flights
- Mondays72% on time · p90 50 min · 807 flights
- Fridays71% on time · p90 55 min · 806 flights
- Thursdays70% on time · p90 60 min · 798 flights
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