Historical on-time performance
Denver to Lexington KY
1,086 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DEN–LEX arrive on time 70% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate70%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay65 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.3%of scheduled flights
based on 337 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time70%Medianon timep9065 minCancel0.3%Flights337
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline28%
- Weather13%
- Air traffic (NAS)31%
- Late aircraft29%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
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 (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
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
- Evenings74% on time · p90 55 min · 587 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 75% to 79% on time.
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 117 flights · limited
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 45 min · 118 flights · limited
- Fridays77% on time · p90 50 min · 118 flights · limited
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 60 min · 119 flights · limited
- Sundays75% on time · p90 60 min · 118 flights · limited
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 60 min · 118 flights · limited
- Mondays75% on time · p90 55 min · 118 flights · limited
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