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Route Reliability

Denver → Colorado Springs

DEN–COS · 73 miles · Denver International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport

77
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
76%
Arrive within 15 minutes
11 min
Average arrival delay
1.5%
Cancelled
5,059
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.United Airlines76%3,904 flights
  2. 2.Southwest Airlines74%1,155 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

DEN–COS flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 87% of the time, versus 65% between 6–9 PM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

DEN–COS flights arrived on time 80% of the time on Wednesdays. On Fridays: 70%.

Not much between United Airlines and Southwest Airlines.

On this route they all land within 74% to 76% on time. Pick on schedule and price.

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
  • Mon78%(715 flights)
  • Tue76%(678 flights)
  • Wed80%(701 flights)
  • Thu75%(705 flights)
  • Fri70%(707 flights)
  • Sat76%(711 flights)
  • Sun74%(759 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM87%(431 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM84%(994 flights)
  • 12–3 PM83%(692 flights)
  • 3–6 PM72%(1130 flights)
  • 6–9 PM65%(939 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM71%(790 flights)
On-time trend by month
78%
May

Jun 61% → May 78% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202561%448
July 202560%447
August 202564%461
September 202580%443
October 202582%450
November 202588%392
December 202577%436
January 202680%381
February 202683%345
March 202681%384
April 202682%362
May 202678%427

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Based on 5,059 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.