Gunnison Crested Butte Regional Airport (GUC) delays & on-time performance
Gunnison, Colorado · 3 nonstop destinations · 2 airlines · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at GUC right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
On-time arrivals
83%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
2.1%
26 flights
Avg arrival delay
18 min
98 min when late
Departed on time
84%
avg taxi-out 27 min
Figures cover 1,268 departures from GUC; on-time is measured at arrival. Arrivals into GUC were on time 80% of the time.
Key facts
- Flights departing Gunnison Crested Butte Regional Airport (GUC) arrived on time 83% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, better than the 78% national average.
- 2.1% were cancelled, and 8% arrived an hour or more late.
- Departures scheduled around 1pm did best (89% on time); around 3pm did worst (68%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling) (40%).
Most delayed routes from GUC
Lowest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- DEN · Denver83%994 flts
Most reliable routes from GUC
Highest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- DEN · Denver83%994 flts
Best airline at GUC
Departures from this airport, ranked by on-time arrival.
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Routes | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SkyWest Airlines | 83% | 2.0% | 17 min | 3 | 1,224 |
| American Airlines | 71% | 2.3% | 38 min | 1 | 44 |
Best time to fly out of GUC
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 7am88%365 flts
- 12pm79%154 flts
- 1pm89%364 flts
- 2pm86%98 flts
- 3pm68%265 flts
Monthly trend
Why departures were late
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)40%
- Late-arriving aircraft33%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion14%
- Extreme weather13%
- Security0%
Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. How we calculate this.