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Route Reliability

SAF → Denver

SAF–DEN · 303 miles · SAF Airport to Denver International Airport

81
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
78%
Arrive within 15 minutes
9 min
Average arrival delay
1.1%
Cancelled
1,591
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

United Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 78% of the time across 1,591 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

SAF–DEN flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 85% of the time, versus 72% between 3–6 PM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

SAF–DEN flights arrived on time 86% of the time on Saturdays. On Fridays: 72%.

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%(228 flights)
  • Tue78%(218 flights)
  • Wed79%(222 flights)
  • Thu77%(225 flights)
  • Fri72%(224 flights)
  • Sat86%(222 flights)
  • Sun78%(230 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM85%(360 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM82%(333 flights)
  • 12–3 PM76%(360 flights)
  • 3–6 PM72%(397 flights)
  • 6–9 PM79%(119 flights)
On-time trend by month
82%
May

Jun 65% → May 82% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202565%120
July 202566%120
August 202573%121
September 202580%120
October 202575%122
November 202590%102
December 202582%120
January 202682%153
February 202678%136
March 202679%153
April 202685%149
May 202682%153

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Based on 1,591 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.