Historical on-time performance
Lincoln to Denver
423 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on LNK–DEN arrive on time 77% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate77%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay65 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.1%of scheduled flights
based on 1,598 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9065 minCancel1.1%Flights1,598
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline42%
- Weather12%
- Air traffic (NAS)22%
- Late aircraft24%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather72%
- Air traffic (NAS)28%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 18 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 LNK → 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 61% to 82% on time.
- Middays82% on time · p90 35 min · 894 flights
- Mornings81% on time · p90 50 min · 1,470 flights
- Evenings61% on time · p90 115 min · 718 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 75% to 78% on time.
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 70 min · 442 flights
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 60 min · 436 flights
- Wednesdays77% on time · p90 65 min · 443 flights
- Sundays76% on time · p90 60 min · 445 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 55 min · 444 flights
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 60 min · 446 flights
- Fridays75% on time · p90 60 min · 448 flights
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