Historical on-time performance
Denver to Santa Fe
303 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DEN–SAF arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate78%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.9%of scheduled flights
based on 1,391 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time78%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.9%Flights1,391
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline39%
- Weather8%
- Air traffic (NAS)28%
- Late aircraft25%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly DEN → SAF
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 74% to 83% on time.
- Mornings83% on time · p90 35 min · 507 flights
- Middays78% on time · p90 50 min · 611 flights
- Afternoons76% on time · p90 40 min · 575 flights
- Overnights74% on time · p90 60 min · 582 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 75% to 81% on time.
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 40 min · 322 flights
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 50 min · 326 flights
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 319 flights
- Mondays77% on time · p90 45 min · 331 flights
- Wednesdays77% on time · p90 40 min · 322 flights
- Fridays76% on time · p90 55 min · 326 flights
- Sundays75% on time · p90 45 min · 331 flights
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