Historical on-time performance
Denver to Lincoln
423 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DEN–LNK arrive on time 70% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate70%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay80 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.2%of scheduled flights
based on 1,602 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 timep9080 minCancel1.2%Flights1,602
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline30%
- Weather8%
- Air traffic (NAS)23%
- Late aircraft39%
- 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 → LNK
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 — 83% on time.
- Mornings83% on time · p90 35 min · 637 flights
- Middays77% on time · p90 50 min · 595 flights
- Afternoons69% on time · p90 90 min · 90 flights · limited
- Overnights67% on time · p90 80 min · 588 flights
- Evenings60% on time · p90 120 min · 587 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 68% to 76% on time.
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 70 min · 360 flights
- Tuesdays75% on time · p90 65 min · 358 flights
- Saturdays74% on time · p90 70 min · 349 flights
- Mondays71% on time · p90 60 min · 359 flights
- Fridays71% on time · p90 65 min · 359 flights
- Sundays69% on time · p90 85 min · 358 flights
- Thursdays68% on time · p90 80 min · 354 flights
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