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Route Reliability

FAT → Denver

FATDEN · 844 miles · FAT Airport to Denver International Airport

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Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
88%
Arrive within 15 minutes
1 min early
Average arrival delay
0.1%
Cancelled
1,450
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.United Airlines91%1,091 flights
  2. 2.Southwest Airlines79%359 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

FAT–DEN flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 94% of the time, versus 82% between 12–3 PM.

Wednesday has been the better bet.

A small edge: 90% on time on Wednesdays against 86% on Fridays.

United Airlines runs this route best.

United Airlines arrived on time 91% of the time on this route; Southwest Airlines managed 79%.

It basically never cancels.

Out of 1,450 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
  • Mon86%(207 flights)
  • Tue88%(207 flights)
  • Wed90%(208 flights)
  • Thu87%(204 flights)
  • Fri86%(207 flights)
  • Sat90%(202 flights)
  • Sun90%(212 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM94%(371 flights)
  • 6–9 AM92%(37 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM92%(409 flights)
  • 12–3 PM82%(624 flights)
  • 3–6 PM(6 flights)
On-time trend by month
91%
May

Jun 81% → May 91% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202581%119
July 202582%123
August 202581%124
September 202593%120
October 202594%124
November 202592%119
December 202590%124
January 202687%121
February 202690%110
March 202684%120
April 202690%119
May 202691%124

Based on 1,450 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.