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Route Reliability

Denver → SAF

DEN–SAF · 303 miles · Denver International Airport to SAF Airport

83
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
81%
Arrive within 15 minutes
7 min
Average arrival delay
1.1%
Cancelled
1,591
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

United Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 81% of the time across 1,591 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

The 6–9 AM departure wins.

DEN–SAF flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 77% between 9 AM–12 PM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

DEN–SAF flights arrived on time 88% of the time on Saturdays. On Fridays: 76%.

Ticking up lately.

DEN–SAF flights arrived on time 83% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 79% 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

More flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon81%(229 flights)
  • Tue84%(219 flights)
  • Wed81%(220 flights)
  • Thu79%(223 flights)
  • Fri76%(224 flights)
  • Sat88%(222 flights)
  • Sun78%(232 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM89%(331 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM77%(366 flights)
  • 12–3 PM85%(184 flights)
  • 3–6 PM78%(333 flights)
  • 6–9 PM78%(355 flights)
On-time trend by month
90%
May

Jun 66% → May 90% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202566%119
July 202570%118
August 202582%121
September 202586%120
October 202589%122
November 202588%102
December 202578%120
January 202680%153
February 202680%137
March 202674%153
April 202686%150
May 202690%154

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Based on 1,591 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.