Historical on-time performance
Denver to Rapid City
Flights on DEN–RAP arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 2,908 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time76%Medianon timep9050 minCancel1.5%Flights2,170
- United AirlinesOn-time76%Medianon timep9055 minCancel0.4%Flights738
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline37%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)17%
- Late aircraft41%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline6%
- Weather77%
- Air traffic (NAS)17%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 35 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 → RAP
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 69% to 81% on time.
- Mornings81% on time · p90 30 min · 768 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 35 min · 2,223 flights
- Overnights77% on time · p90 45 min · 977 flights
- Afternoons73% on time · p90 50 min · 1,207 flights
- Evenings69% on time · p90 75 min · 1,820 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 79% on time.
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 981 flights
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 986 flights
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 45 min · 1,016 flights
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 55 min · 948 flights
- Sundays75% on time · p90 55 min · 1,025 flights
- Mondays74% on time · p90 50 min · 1,019 flights
- Fridays73% on time · p90 55 min · 1,022 flights
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