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Route Reliability

Denver → Montrose

DENMTJ · 197 miles · Denver International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport

83
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
76%
Arrive within 15 minutes
11 min
Average arrival delay
0.1%
Cancelled
1,415
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.Southwest Airlines77%419 flights
  2. 2.United Airlines76%996 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

DEN–MTJ flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 82% of the time, versus 66% between 6–9 PM.

Wednesday has been the better bet.

A small edge: 79% on time on Wednesdays against 73% on Fridays.

Not much between Southwest Airlines and United Airlines.

On this route they all land within 76% to 77% on time. Pick on schedule and price.

It basically never cancels.

Out of 1,415 scheduled flights, only 0.1% were cancelled.

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%(201 flights)
  • Tue75%(189 flights)
  • Wed79%(189 flights)
  • Thu73%(203 flights)
  • Fri73%(205 flights)
  • Sat79%(217 flights)
  • Sun76%(208 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM(6 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM82%(552 flights)
  • 12–3 PM79%(383 flights)
  • 3–6 PM71%(28 flights)
  • 6–9 PM66%(443 flights)
On-time trend by month
65%
May

Jun 70% → May 65% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202570%118
July 202568%123
August 202569%116
September 202580%111
October 202580%117
November 202596%89
December 202579%123
January 202684%134
February 202671%125
March 202673%151
April 202685%101
May 202665%104

Based on 1,415 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.