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Route Reliability

Denver → FAR

DEN–FAR · 627 miles · Denver International Airport to FAR Airport

78
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
77%
Arrive within 15 minutes
14 min
Average arrival delay
1.0%
Cancelled
1,431
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.Frontier Airlines82%186 flights
  2. 2.United Airlines76%1,245 flights

What the data says

The 12–3 PM departure wins.

DEN–FAR flights departing between 12–3 PM arrived on time 83% of the time, versus 61% between 6–9 PM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

DEN–FAR flights arrived on time 82% of the time on Wednesdays. On Fridays: 74%.

Frontier Airlines has a slight edge here.

Frontier Airlines arrived on time 82% of the time on this route; United Airlines managed 76%.

Trending in the right direction.

DEN–FAR flights arrived on time 85% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 76% in the three months before that.

Best historical flights

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

Top flights by on-time rate

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The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon79%(221 flights)
  • Tue75%(175 flights)
  • Wed82%(193 flights)
  • Thu76%(204 flights)
  • Fri74%(221 flights)
  • Sat76%(179 flights)
  • Sun74%(218 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM—(1 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM80%(503 flights)
  • 12–3 PM83%(368 flights)
  • 3–6 PM73%(373 flights)
  • 6–9 PM61%(165 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM—(1 flights)
On-time trend by month
80%
May

Jun 56% → May 80% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202556%137
July 202566%145
August 202569%143
September 202587%133
October 202586%132
November 202582%102
December 202574%101
January 202670%101
February 202683%95
March 202683%100
April 202691%102
May 202680%120

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Based on 1,431 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.