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Route Reliability

MAF → Denver

MAF–DEN · 563 miles · MAF Airport to Denver International Airport

80
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
81%
Arrive within 15 minutes
10 min
Average arrival delay
1.2%
Cancelled
1,458
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.Southwest Airlines94%257 flights
  2. 2.United Airlines78%1,201 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

MAF–DEN flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 92% of the time, versus 62% between 3–6 PM.

Saturday comes out ahead.

A small edge: 85% on time on Saturdays against 78% on Tuesdays.

Southwest Airlines has a clear lead on this route.

Southwest Airlines arrived on time 94% of the time on this route; United Airlines managed 78%.

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
  • Mon79%(221 flights)
  • Tue78%(192 flights)
  • Wed79%(191 flights)
  • Thu80%(219 flights)
  • Fri81%(221 flights)
  • Sat85%(164 flights)
  • Sun83%(222 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM90%(39 flights)
  • 6–9 AM92%(483 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM72%(188 flights)
  • 12–3 PM85%(398 flights)
  • 3–6 PM62%(320 flights)
  • 6–9 PM—(2 flights)
On-time trend by month
84%
May

Jun 64% → May 84% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202564%133
July 202571%108
August 202568%122
September 202588%131
October 202587%106
November 202589%98
December 202580%102
January 202682%96
February 202688%112
March 202678%138
April 202689%141
May 202684%143

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Based on 1,458 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.