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Route Reliability

Wichita → Denver

ICT–DEN · 420 miles · Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport to Denver International Airport

83
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
78%
Arrive within 15 minutes
10 min
Average arrival delay
0.6%
Cancelled
2,169
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.Southwest Airlines81%555 flights
  2. 2.United Airlines77%1,614 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

ICT–DEN flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 93% of the time, versus 57% between 3–6 PM.

Thursday comes out ahead.

A small edge: 81% on time on Thursdays against 75% on Tuesdays.

Southwest Airlines has a slight edge here.

Southwest Airlines arrived on time 81% of the time on this route; United Airlines managed 77%.

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
  • Mon80%(314 flights)
  • Tue75%(307 flights)
  • Wed77%(311 flights)
  • Thu81%(311 flights)
  • Fri78%(314 flights)
  • Sat77%(289 flights)
  • Sun80%(303 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM93%(705 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM74%(565 flights)
  • 12–3 PM83%(362 flights)
  • 3–6 PM57%(429 flights)
  • 6–9 PM71%(86 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM—(2 flights)
On-time trend by month
77%
May

Jun 66% → May 77% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202566%202
July 202577%215
August 202572%208
September 202580%205
October 202584%176
November 202587%148
December 202576%155
January 202680%150
February 202688%139
March 202680%168
April 202680%174
May 202677%209

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Based on 2,169 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.