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Route Reliability

Montrose → Denver

MTJDEN · 197 miles · Montrose Regional Airport to Denver International Airport

83
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
78%
Arrive within 15 minutes
10 min
Average arrival delay
0.6%
Cancelled
1,414
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.Southwest Airlines79%418 flights
  2. 2.United Airlines78%996 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

MTJ–DEN flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 86% of the time, versus 64% between 3–6 PM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

MTJ–DEN flights arrived on time 82% of the time on Wednesdays. On Fridays: 74%.

Not much between Southwest Airlines and United Airlines.

On this route they all land within 78% to 79% on time. Pick on schedule and price.

Ticking up lately.

MTJ–DEN flights arrived on time 87% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 81% 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
  • Mon78%(202 flights)
  • Tue80%(186 flights)
  • Wed82%(186 flights)
  • Thu79%(201 flights)
  • Fri74%(203 flights)
  • Sat78%(216 flights)
  • Sun76%(208 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM86%(447 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM86%(70 flights)
  • 12–3 PM79%(554 flights)
  • 3–6 PM64%(331 flights)
On-time trend by month
86%
May

Jun 62% → May 86% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202562%117
July 202561%122
August 202567%112
September 202575%111
October 202578%117
November 202597%89
December 202584%123
January 202686%133
February 202672%126
March 202682%148
April 202692%101
May 202686%103

Based on 1,414 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.