Historical on-time performance
Denver to Richmond
1,482 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DEN–RIC arrive on time 58% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate58%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay85 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.5%of scheduled flights
based on 549 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- United AirlinesbestOn-time64%Medianon timep9075 minCancel0.6%Flights337
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time49%Median10 minp9095 minCancel0.5%Flights212
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline23%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)17%
- Late aircraft58%
- 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 → RIC
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 64% to 74% on time.
- Mornings74% on time · p90 45 min · 317 flights
- Middays73% on time · p90 30 min · 376 flights
- Afternoons64% on time · p90 55 min · 157 flights · limited
- Evenings64% on time · p90 80 min · 1,292 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 63% to 71% on time.
- Wednesdays71% on time · p90 70 min · 284 flights
- Tuesdays70% on time · p90 70 min · 289 flights
- Sundays68% on time · p90 50 min · 317 flights
- Fridays67% on time · p90 60 min · 315 flights
- Thursdays67% on time · p90 75 min · 314 flights
- Mondays67% on time · p90 60 min · 312 flights
- Saturdays63% on time · p90 60 min · 311 flights
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