Historical on-time performance
Denver to Richmond
Flights on DEN–RIC arrive on time 64% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 497 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Not enough comparable data to name a most-on-time carrier — low-data carriers aren't ranked.
- United AirlinesOn-time69%Medianon timep9070 minCancel0.9%Flights346
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time52%Median10 minp9095 minCancel0.0%Flights151
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline26%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)20%
- Late aircraft52%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline33%
- Weather67%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 3 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 → RIC
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 65% to 73% on time.
- Mornings73% on time · p90 45 min · 183 flights · limited
- Middays72% on time · p90 30 min · 498 flights
- Evenings67% on time · p90 75 min · 1,292 flights
- Afternoons65% on time · p90 55 min · 170 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 64% to 72% on time.
- Wednesdays72% on time · p90 55 min · 273 flights
- Tuesdays72% on time · p90 60 min · 279 flights
- Sundays72% on time · p90 50 min · 334 flights
- Thursdays68% on time · p90 75 min · 331 flights
- Mondays66% on time · p90 55 min · 308 flights
- Fridays66% on time · p90 65 min · 316 flights
- Saturdays64% on time · p90 55 min · 302 flights
Keep exploring