Route Reliability
Santa Ana → Denver
SNA–DEN · 846 miles · John Wayne Airport to Denver International Airport
- 82%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 4 min
- Average arrival delay
- 0.4%
- Cancelled
- 3,708
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Who flies it best
Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.
- 1.United Airlines85%1,869 flights
- 2.Frontier Airlines84%303 flights
- 3.Southwest Airlines78%1,536 flights
What the data says
Morning flights do better here.
SNA–DEN flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 63% between 3–6 PM.
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
SNA–DEN flights arrived on time 90% of the time on Saturdays. On Sundays: 79%.
United Airlines runs this route best.
United Airlines arrived on time 85% of the time on this route; Southwest 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
More flights on this route
The breakdown
- Mon83%(565 flights)
- Tue80%(497 flights)
- Wed84%(500 flights)
- Thu80%(559 flights)
- Fri79%(566 flights)
- Sat90%(467 flights)
- Sun79%(526 flights)
- 6–9 AM91%(1003 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM89%(897 flights)
- 12–3 PM77%(858 flights)
- 3–6 PM63%(409 flights)
- 6–9 PM75%(513 flights)
Jun 69% → May 88% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 69% | 334 |
| July 2025 | 67% | 344 |
| August 2025 | 77% | 303 |
| September 2025 | 86% | 313 |
| October 2025 | 88% | 332 |
| November 2025 | 87% | 298 |
| December 2025 | 79% | 314 |
| January 2026 | 89% | 275 |
| February 2026 | 86% | 254 |
| March 2026 | 82% | 298 |
| April 2026 | 91% | 296 |
| May 2026 | 88% | 319 |
Same trip, other airports
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Based on 3,708 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.