Historical on-time performance
Denver to North Platte
228 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DEN–LBF arrive on time 75% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate75%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.2%of scheduled flights
based on 626 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time75%Medianon timep9050 minCancel2.2%Flights626
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline35%
- Weather10%
- Air traffic (NAS)18%
- Late aircraft37%
- 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 → LBF
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 57% to 84% on time.
- Mornings84% on time · p90 20 min · 644 flights
- Overnights80% on time · p90 40 min · 361 flights
- Afternoons71% on time · p90 60 min · 777 flights
- Evenings57% on time · p90 85 min · 61 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 83% on time.
- Wednesdays83% on time · p90 20 min · 159 flights · limited
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 161 flights · limited
- Sundays79% on time · p90 45 min · 312 flights
- Saturdays77% on time · p90 60 min · 312 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 45 min · 312 flights
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 50 min · 308 flights
- Fridays73% on time · p90 40 min · 312 flights
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