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Route Reliability

Denver → FSD

DEN–FSD · 483 miles · Denver International Airport to FSD Airport

84
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
81%
Arrive within 15 minutes
7 min
Average arrival delay
1.0%
Cancelled
1,824
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.United Airlines82%1,659 flights
  2. 2.Frontier Airlines72%165 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

DEN–FSD flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 73% between 3–6 PM.

Skip Thursday if you can.

DEN–FSD flights arrived on time 86% of the time on Tuesdays. On Thursdays: 79%.

United Airlines runs this route best.

United Airlines arrived on time 82% of the time on this route; Frontier Airlines managed 72%.

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
  • Mon79%(285 flights)
  • Tue86%(229 flights)
  • Wed83%(251 flights)
  • Thu79%(265 flights)
  • Fri80%(286 flights)
  • Sat83%(216 flights)
  • Sun83%(268 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM89%(165 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM86%(439 flights)
  • 12–3 PM87%(374 flights)
  • 3–6 PM73%(401 flights)
  • 6–9 PM73%(247 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM82%(174 flights)
On-time trend by month
86%
May

Jun 70% → May 86% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202570%172
July 202572%193
August 202573%183
September 202585%158
October 202593%161
November 202588%129
December 202573%127
January 202689%130
February 202688%120
March 202683%129
April 202685%132
May 202686%166

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Based on 1,824 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.