Historical on-time performance
Denver to Springfield
637 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DEN–SGF arrive on time 77% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate77%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.8%of scheduled flights
based on 1,267 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9050 minCancel0.8%Flights1,267
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline33%
- Weather14%
- Air traffic (NAS)24%
- Late aircraft29%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline10%
- Weather80%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 10 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 → SGF
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 67% to 80% on time.
- Mornings80% on time · p90 35 min · 1,014 flights
- Middays79% on time · p90 40 min · 785 flights
- Evenings70% on time · p90 65 min · 734 flights
- Overnights67% on time · p90 80 min · 436 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 72% to 78% on time.
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 50 min · 424 flights
- Wednesdays77% on time · p90 45 min · 420 flights
- Saturdays76% on time · p90 50 min · 426 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 45 min · 421 flights
- Tuesdays75% on time · p90 40 min · 421 flights
- Sundays74% on time · p90 60 min · 429 flights
- Fridays72% on time · p90 55 min · 431 flights
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