Historical on-time performance
Pittsburgh to Denver
Flights on PIT–DEN arrive on time 81% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 1,643 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 timep9020 minCancel0.7%Flights905
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time74%Medianon timep9050 minCancel0.8%Flights738
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline24%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)39%
- Late aircraft32%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline42%
- Weather33%
- Air traffic (NAS)25%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 12 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 PIT → 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 90% on time.
- Mornings90% on time · p90 10 min · 2,009 flights
- Middays88% on time · p90 15 min · 848 flights
- Afternoons77% on time · p90 40 min · 1,244 flights
- Evenings65% on time · p90 65 min · 860 flights
- Overnights62% on time · p90 60 min · 220 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 78% to 85% on time.
- Wednesdays85% on time · p90 25 min · 707 flights
- Mondays84% on time · p90 25 min · 775 flights
- Sundays82% on time · p90 30 min · 747 flights
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 35 min · 747 flights
- Saturdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 619 flights
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 35 min · 807 flights
- Fridays78% on time · p90 40 min · 779 flights
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