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Route Reliability

Columbus → Denver

CMHDEN · 1,154 miles · John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Denver International Airport

82
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
79%
Arrive within 15 minutes
8 min
Average arrival delay
0.7%
Cancelled
1,766
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.United Airlines83%729 flights
  2. 2.Southwest Airlines78%924 flights
  3. 3.Frontier Airlines67%113 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

CMH–DEN flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 93% of the time, versus 65% between 6–9 PM.

Thursday is the weak spot.

CMH–DEN flights arrived on time 85% of the time on Wednesdays. On Thursdays: 76%.

United Airlines has a clear lead on this route.

United Airlines arrived on time 83% of the time on this route; Frontier Airlines managed 67%.

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
  • Mon77%(269 flights)
  • Tue78%(229 flights)
  • Wed85%(222 flights)
  • Thu76%(271 flights)
  • Fri78%(274 flights)
  • Sat83%(204 flights)
  • Sun78%(276 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM93%(150 flights)
  • 6–9 AM89%(546 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM92%(50 flights)
  • 12–3 PM75%(135 flights)
  • 3–6 PM75%(455 flights)
  • 6–9 PM65%(409 flights)
On-time trend by month
82%
May

Jun 67% → May 82% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202567%152
July 202571%157
August 202574%147
September 202588%145
October 202582%165
November 202581%141
December 202567%141
January 202686%124
February 202688%126
March 202675%146
April 202691%149
May 202682%152

Based on 1,766 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.