Historical on-time performance
Dickinson to Denver
488 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DIK–DEN arrive on time 73% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate73%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay70 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.9%of scheduled flights
based on 693 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time73%Medianon timep9070 minCancel1.9%Flights693
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline45%
- Weather14%
- Air traffic (NAS)22%
- Late aircraft20%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather92%
- Air traffic (NAS)8%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 13 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 DIK → DEN
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Afternoons are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 86% on time.
- Afternoons86% on time · p90 25 min · 230 flights
- Mornings79% on time · p90 45 min · 1,062 flights
- Evenings73% on time · p90 70 min · 680 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 75% to 80% on time.
- Saturdays80% on time · p90 45 min · 195 flights · limited
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 311 flights
- Mondays79% on time · p90 55 min · 311 flights
- Fridays78% on time · p90 40 min · 312 flights
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 45 min · 310 flights
- Tuesdays77% on time · p90 100 min · 277 flights
- Sundays75% on time · p90 60 min · 308 flights
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