Historical on-time performance
Denver to San Diego
853 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DEN–SAN arrive on time 73% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate73%arrived within 15 min
Median delayon timetypical arrival
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worsetail risk
Cancelled0.7%of scheduled flights
based on 5,485 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- United AirlinesbestOn-time77%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.5%Flights2,097
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time72%Medianon timep9030 minCancel2.2%Flights90
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time68%Medianon timep9055 minCancel0.8%Flights2,387
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time75%Medianon timep9050 minCancel0.8%Flights776
- Alaska AirlinesOn-time73%Medianon timep9040 minCancel1.5%Flights135
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline30%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)21%
- Late aircraft46%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
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