Historical on-time performance
Newark to Denver
1,605 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on EWR–DEN arrive on time 74% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate74%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.9%of scheduled flights
based on 3,218 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- United AirlinesOn-time74%Medianon timep9060 minCancel0.9%Flights3,218
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline25%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)29%
- Late aircraft41%
- 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 EWR → DEN
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
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 · 2,933 flights
- Middays79% on time · p90 35 min · 1,778 flights
- Afternoons68% on time · p90 75 min · 2,533 flights
- Overnights66% on time · p90 80 min · 790 flights
- Evenings62% on time · p90 95 min · 1,538 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 70% to 79% on time.
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 1,379 flights
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 50 min · 1,372 flights
- Sundays76% on time · p90 50 min · 1,375 flights
- Mondays75% on time · p90 50 min · 1,377 flights
- Saturdays71% on time · p90 65 min · 1,342 flights
- Fridays71% on time · p90 65 min · 1,366 flights
- Thursdays70% on time · p90 65 min · 1,361 flights
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