Historical on-time performance
Little Rock to Denver
Flights on LIT–DEN arrive on time 74% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 1,415 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time78%Medianon timep9050 minCancel0.9%Flights337
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time73%Medianon timep9070 minCancel0.6%Flights1,078
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline39%
- Weather7%
- Air traffic (NAS)31%
- Late aircraft22%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline10%
- Weather80%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 10 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 LIT → DEN
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 65% to 84% on time.
- Middays84% on time · p90 30 min · 1,781 flights
- Mornings82% on time · p90 30 min · 1,126 flights
- Afternoons65% on time · p90 85 min · 1,131 flights
- Evenings65% on time · p90 85 min · 113 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 75% to 79% on time.
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 568 flights
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 45 min · 577 flights
- Saturdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 563 flights
- Mondays78% on time · p90 50 min · 601 flights
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 55 min · 633 flights
- Sundays76% on time · p90 50 min · 669 flights
- Fridays75% on time · p90 60 min · 609 flights
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