Historical on-time performance
Kansas City to Denver
Flights on MCI–DEN arrive on time 74% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 3,912 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesbestOn-time89%Medianon timep9015 minCancel0.4%Flights252
- United AirlinesOn-time75%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.4%Flights1,296
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time74%Medianon timep9060 minCancel0.0%Flights31
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time71%Medianon timep9055 minCancel0.7%Flights2,333
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline19%
- Weather7%
- Air traffic (NAS)39%
- Late aircraft35%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline48%
- Weather35%
- Air traffic (NAS)17%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 23 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 MCI → 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 62% to 85% on time.
- Mornings85% on time · p90 20 min · 4,239 flights
- Middays85% on time · p90 20 min · 3,264 flights
- Afternoons70% on time · p90 60 min · 1,322 flights
- Overnights69% on time · p90 70 min · 1,055 flights
- Evenings62% on time · p90 85 min · 2,835 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 80% on time.
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 1,764 flights
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 40 min · 1,778 flights
- Saturdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 1,425 flights
- Mondays77% on time · p90 45 min · 1,939 flights
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 45 min · 1,922 flights
- Sundays76% on time · p90 45 min · 1,907 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 45 min · 1,980 flights
Keep exploring