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Route Reliability

FSD → Denver

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

79
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
77%
Arrive within 15 minutes
10 min
Average arrival delay
1.4%
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 Airlines79%1,659 flights
  2. 2.Frontier Airlines67%165 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

FSD–DEN flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 93% of the time, versus 50% between 6–9 PM.

Wednesday has been the better bet.

A small edge: 80% on time on Wednesdays against 75% on Fridays.

United Airlines runs this route best.

United Airlines arrived on time 79% of the time on this route; Frontier Airlines managed 67%.

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
  • Mon78%(282 flights)
  • Tue79%(231 flights)
  • Wed80%(254 flights)
  • Thu76%(262 flights)
  • Fri75%(282 flights)
  • Sat78%(213 flights)
  • Sun77%(268 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM93%(42 flights)
  • 6–9 AM87%(366 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM75%(469 flights)
  • 12–3 PM87%(433 flights)
  • 3–6 PM66%(369 flights)
  • 6–9 PM50%(113 flights)
On-time trend by month
81%
May

Jun 65% → May 81% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202565%170
July 202565%191
August 202571%181
September 202581%158
October 202585%160
November 202584%128
December 202565%127
January 202688%129
February 202691%120
March 202680%127
April 202683%132
May 202681%169

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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.