COD to DEN flight delays & on-time performance
Nonstop flights from Yellowstone Regional Airport to Denver International Airport · 391 miles · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at COD or DEN right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
Key facts
- Flights from Cody (COD) to Denver (DEN) arrived on time 72% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, worse than the 78% national average.
- 1% were cancelled, and 14% arrived an hour or more late.
- SkyWest Airlines is the only airline reporting nonstop flights on this route.
- Departures scheduled around 6am did best (86% on time); around 6pm did worst (53%).
- Tuesday was the most reliable day to fly (78% on time) and Thursday the least (68%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling) (44%).
Which airline is most on time from COD to DEN?
Ranked by on-time arrival rate. Regional airlines fly under their partner's brand (e.g. SkyWest for Delta Connection or United Express).
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | 1 hr+ late | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SkyWest AirlinesRegional airline operating flights for United Express, Delta Connection, American Eagle and Alaska. | 72% | 1.0% | 29 min | 13.7% | 933 |
Best time of day to fly
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 5am79%90 flights
- 6am86%135 flights
- 8am64%140 flights
- 10am71%77 flights
- 1pm74%364 flights
- 5pm55%73 flights
- 6pm53%54 flights
Best day of the week
On-time arrival rate by day of departure.
- Monday74%0.8% cancelled
- Tuesday78%0.8% cancelled
- Wednesday70%0.8% cancelled
- Thursday68%0.8% cancelled
- Friday72%0.7% cancelled
- Saturday72%0.7% cancelled
- Sunday68%2.3% cancelled
On-time trend by month
Why flights are late
Share of delay minutes by cause, as reported by airlines to the DOT.
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)44%
- Late-arriving aircraft26%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion15%
- Extreme weather14%
- Security0%
Why flights are cancelled
Share of cancellations by reason.
- Extreme weather89%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion11%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)0%
- Security0%
COD to DEN: common questions
- How often are COD to DEN flights on time?
- 72% of flights arrived less than 15 minutes late in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, compared with 78% for all US flights.
- How often are flights from Cody to Denver cancelled?
- 1.0% of scheduled flights were cancelled (9 of 933).
- How long are typical delays?
- Across all flights the average arrival delay was 29 min (early arrivals count as zero). Flights that were late arrived 99 min behind schedule on average, and 13.7% of flights were an hour or more late.
- How long is taxi time at COD?
- Flights on this route spent 24 min taxiing from the gate to takeoff on average.
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Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. Route: COD → DEN, nonstop flights by US airlines that report to the DOT. How we calculate this.