Historical on-time performance
Fort Lauderdale to Denver
1,703 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on FLL–DEN arrive on time 82% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate82%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.3%of scheduled flights
based on 1,568 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- United AirlinesbestOn-time86%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.3%Flights1,251
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time66%Medianon timep9050 minCancel0.0%Flights317
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline26%
- Weather11%
- Air traffic (NAS)25%
- Late aircraft38%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline50%
- Weather50%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 4 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 FLL → 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 — 90% on time.
- Mornings90% on time · p90 10 min · 2,097 flights
- Middays82% on time · p90 35 min · 866 flights
- Afternoons68% on time · p90 60 min · 1,405 flights
- Overnights57% on time · p90 70 min · 382 flights
- Evenings47% on time · p90 105 min · 175 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 83% on time.
- Wednesdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 643 flights
- Thursdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 701 flights
- Mondays81% on time · p90 30 min · 695 flights
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 638 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 40 min · 709 flights
- Saturdays74% on time · p90 55 min · 804 flights
- Sundays71% on time · p90 65 min · 735 flights
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