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Route Reliability

Denver → Charlotte

DENCLT · 1,337 miles · Denver International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport

84
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
82%
Arrive within 15 minutes
3 min
Average arrival delay
1.3%
Cancelled
2,833
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.Frontier Airlines87%202 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines85%1,717 flights
  3. 3.United Airlines77%695 flights
  4. 4.Southwest Airlines70%219 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

DEN–CLT flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 71% between 3–6 PM.

Wednesday has been the better bet.

A small edge: 85% on time on Wednesdays against 80% on Sundays.

Frontier Airlines has a clear lead on this route.

Frontier Airlines arrived on time 87% of the time on this route; Southwest Airlines managed 70%.

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
  • Mon82%(421 flights)
  • Tue81%(376 flights)
  • Wed85%(353 flights)
  • Thu81%(427 flights)
  • Fri85%(423 flights)
  • Sat81%(343 flights)
  • Sun80%(449 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM91%(539 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM85%(953 flights)
  • 12–3 PM82%(285 flights)
  • 3–6 PM71%(695 flights)
  • 6–9 PM(4 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM83%(316 flights)
On-time trend by month
83%
May

Jun 66% → May 83% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202566%245
July 202564%250
August 202576%235
September 202586%231
October 202588%249
November 202592%225
December 202582%236
January 202687%211
February 202688%214
March 202683%231
April 202693%231
May 202683%234

Based on 2,833 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.