Historical on-time performance
Newark to Denver
1,605 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on EWR–DEN 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)
Cancelled1.3%of scheduled flights
based on 3,299 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- United AirlinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9050 minCancel1.3%Flights3,299
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline30%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)29%
- Late aircraft36%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline11%
- Weather84%
- Air traffic (NAS)5%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 44 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 EWR → DEN
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 85% on time.
- Mornings85% on time · p90 20 min · 2,950 flights
- Middays80% on time · p90 35 min · 1,721 flights
- Afternoons71% on time · p90 65 min · 2,561 flights
- Overnights69% on time · p90 75 min · 847 flights
- Evenings64% on time · p90 95 min · 1,470 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 72% to 80% on time.
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 40 min · 1,363 flights
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 1,355 flights
- Sundays77% on time · p90 45 min · 1,370 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 45 min · 1,367 flights
- Saturdays73% on time · p90 65 min · 1,350 flights
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 60 min · 1,370 flights
- Fridays72% on time · p90 60 min · 1,374 flights
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