Historical on-time performance
Denver to Lincoln
423 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DEN–LNK arrive on time 74% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate74%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay70 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.9%of scheduled flights
based on 1,598 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time74%Medianon timep9070 minCancel0.9%Flights1,598
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline37%
- Weather10%
- Air traffic (NAS)20%
- Late aircraft33%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather67%
- Air traffic (NAS)33%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 15 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 → LNK
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 83% on time.
- Mornings83% on time · p90 35 min · 792 flights
- Middays78% on time · p90 50 min · 746 flights
- Overnights69% on time · p90 80 min · 739 flights
- Evenings60% on time · p90 120 min · 738 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 70% to 76% on time.
- Tuesdays76% on time · p90 65 min · 443 flights
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 70 min · 444 flights
- Saturdays74% on time · p90 70 min · 436 flights
- Mondays73% on time · p90 55 min · 444 flights
- Sundays70% on time · p90 85 min · 447 flights
- Fridays70% on time · p90 80 min · 448 flights
- Thursdays70% on time · p90 75 min · 443 flights
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