Historical on-time performance
Denver to Lexington KY
1,086 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DEN–LEX arrive on time 71% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate71%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay65 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.7%of scheduled flights
based on 306 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time71%Medianon timep9065 minCancel0.7%Flights306
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline29%
- Weather14%
- Air traffic (NAS)27%
- Late aircraft30%
- 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 2 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 → LEX
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 — 83% on time.
- Middays83% on time · p90 35 min · 239 flights
- Evenings75% on time · p90 50 min · 738 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 80% on time.
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 40 min · 139 flights · limited
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 35 min · 139 flights · limited
- Fridays77% on time · p90 50 min · 140 flights · limited
- Saturdays76% on time · p90 55 min · 140 flights · limited
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 50 min · 140 flights · limited
- Sundays76% on time · p90 60 min · 140 flights · limited
- Mondays73% on time · p90 50 min · 139 flights · limited
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