Historical on-time performance
Santa Fe to Denver
303 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SAF–DEN arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate76%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.1%of scheduled flights
based on 1,591 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time76%Medianon timep9050 minCancel1.1%Flights1,591
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline43%
- Weather9%
- Air traffic (NAS)20%
- Late aircraft28%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather65%
- Air traffic (NAS)35%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 17 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 SAF → 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 71% to 83% on time.
- Mornings83% on time · p90 35 min · 737 flights
- Afternoons81% on time · p90 60 min · 188 flights · limited
- Middays80% on time · p90 40 min · 1,395 flights
- Evenings71% on time · p90 75 min · 710 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 76% to 82% on time.
- Saturdays82% on time · p90 25 min · 429 flights
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 45 min · 427 flights
- Sundays79% on time · p90 45 min · 441 flights
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 50 min · 426 flights
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 50 min · 435 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 60 min · 436 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 50 min · 436 flights
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