Historical on-time performance
Richmond to Denver
Flights on RIC–DEN arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 497 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Not enough comparable data to name a most-on-time carrier — low-data carriers aren't ranked.
- United AirlinesOn-time84%Medianon timep9025 minCancel1.2%Flights346
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time68%Medianon timep9045 minCancel0.0%Flights151
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline60%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)16%
- Late aircraft24%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
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 RIC → 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 63% to 85% on time.
- Mornings85% on time · p90 20 min · 1,193 flights
- Middays83% on time · p90 25 min · 208 flights
- Evenings70% on time · p90 70 min · 159 flights · limited
- Afternoons63% on time · p90 60 min · 583 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 84% on time.
- Wednesdays84% on time · p90 20 min · 273 flights
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 30 min · 279 flights
- Mondays79% on time · p90 40 min · 308 flights
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 30 min · 302 flights
- Fridays76% on time · p90 40 min · 316 flights
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 35 min · 331 flights
- Sundays74% on time · p90 45 min · 334 flights
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