Historical on-time performance
Denver to Salina
383 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DEN–SLN arrive on time 64% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate64%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay80 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.1%of scheduled flights
based on 337 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time64%Medianon timep9080 minCancel2.1%Flights337
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline25%
- Weather16%
- Air traffic (NAS)28%
- Late aircraft31%
- 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 → SLN
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 62% to 83% on time.
- Mornings83% on time · p90 25 min · 273 flights
- Middays80% on time · p90 35 min · 50 flights · limited
- Afternoons75% on time · p90 40 min · 154 flights · limited
- Overnights73% on time · p90 60 min · 541 flights
- Evenings62% on time · p90 115 min · 76 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 72% to 80% on time.
- Sundays80% on time · p90 35 min · 156 flights · limited
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 50 min · 157 flights · limited
- Saturdays76% on time · p90 55 min · 156 flights · limited
- Tuesdays75% on time · p90 45 min · 157 flights · limited
- Fridays72% on time · p90 70 min · 156 flights · limited
- Thursdays72% on time · p90 55 min · 156 flights · limited
- Mondays72% on time · p90 60 min · 156 flights · limited
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