DEN to EAR flight delays & on-time performance
Nonstop flights from Denver International Airport to Kearney Regional Airport · 305 miles · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at DEN or EAR right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
Key facts
- Flights from Denver (DEN) to Kearney (EAR) arrived on time 80% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, better than the 78% national average.
- 0.5% were cancelled, and 7% arrived an hour or more late.
- SkyWest Airlines is the only airline reporting nonstop flights on this route.
- Departures scheduled around 12pm did best (83% on time); around 8pm did worst (78%).
- Monday was the most reliable day to fly (85% on time) and Thursday the least (74%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling) (37%).
Which airline is most on time from DEN to EAR?
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. | 80% | 0.5% | 19 min | 7.1% | 626 |
Best time of day to fly
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 12pm83%261 flights
- 8pm78%362 flights
Best day of the week
On-time arrival rate by day of departure.
- Monday85%0.0% cancelled
- Tuesday81%0.0% cancelled
- Wednesday79%0.0% cancelled
- Thursday74%1.0% cancelled
- Friday78%1.9% cancelled
- Saturday84%0.0% cancelled
- Sunday81%0.0% 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)37%
- Late-arriving aircraft28%
- Extreme weather21%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion14%
- Security0%
Why flights are cancelled
Share of cancellations by reason.
- Extreme weather100%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)0%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion0%
- Security0%
DEN to EAR: common questions
- How often are DEN to EAR flights on time?
- 80% 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 Denver to Kearney cancelled?
- 0.5% of scheduled flights were cancelled (3 of 626).
- How long are typical delays?
- Across all flights the average arrival delay was 19 min (early arrivals count as zero). Flights that were late arrived 93 min behind schedule on average, and 7.1% of flights were an hour or more late.
- How long is taxi time at DEN?
- Flights on this route spent 19 min taxiing from the gate to takeoff on average.
Related routes
Return trip: EAR to DEN — 86% on time
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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: DEN → EAR, nonstop flights by US airlines that report to the DOT. How we calculate this.