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Route Reliability

Charlotte → Denver

CLT–DEN · 1,337 miles · Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Denver International Airport

78
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
77%
Arrive within 15 minutes
8 min
Average arrival delay
1.2%
Cancelled
2,836
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.

  1. 1.United Airlines84%695 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines75%1,719 flights
  3. 3.Frontier Airlines75%203 flights
  4. 4.Southwest Airlines66%219 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

CLT–DEN flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 90% of the time, versus 55% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Skip Thursday if you can.

CLT–DEN flights arrived on time 84% of the time on Wednesdays. On Thursdays: 73%.

United Airlines has a clear lead on this route.

United Airlines arrived on time 84% of the time on this route; Southwest Airlines managed 66%.

Best historical flights

Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.

Top flights by on-time rate

More flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon76%(415 flights)
  • Tue76%(375 flights)
  • Wed84%(355 flights)
  • Thu73%(429 flights)
  • Fri78%(425 flights)
  • Sat79%(346 flights)
  • Sun73%(446 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM81%(16 flights)
  • 6–9 AM90%(715 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM88%(349 flights)
  • 12–3 PM77%(280 flights)
  • 3–6 PM70%(751 flights)
  • 6–9 PM67%(513 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM55%(167 flights)
On-time trend by month
79%
May

Jun 59% → May 79% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202559%246
July 202559%248
August 202562%233
September 202584%231
October 202583%249
November 202586%227
December 202573%236
January 202688%214
February 202681%212
March 202684%230
April 202685%232
May 202679%233

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Based on 2,836 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.