DEN to FAR flight delays & on-time performance
Nonstop flights from Denver International Airport to Hector International Airport · 627 miles · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at DEN or FAR 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 Fargo (FAR) arrived on time 79% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, better than the 78% national average.
- 0.8% were cancelled, and 9% arrived an hour or more late.
- Frontier Airlines was the most punctual airline here (84% on time); United Airlines was the least (76%).
- Departures scheduled around 1pm did best (87% on time); around 8pm did worst (64%).
- Wednesday was the most reliable day to fly (84% on time) and Friday the least (76%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling) (40%).
Which airline is most on time from DEN to FAR?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frontier Airlines | 84% | 0.0% | 10 min | 7.3% | 179 |
| SkyWest AirlinesRegional airline operating flights for United Express, Delta Connection, American Eagle and Alaska. | 79% | 1.3% | 16 min | 8.2% | 880 |
| United Airlines | 76% | 0.3% | 18 min | 10.6% | 363 |
Best time of day to fly
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 9am79%362 flights
- 10am87%104 flights
- 11am86%35 flights
- 1pm87%363 flights
- 4pm71%21 flights
- 5pm76%347 flights
- 6pm80%16 flights
- 8pm64%153 flights
Best day of the week
On-time arrival rate by day of departure.
- Monday80%0.5% cancelled
- Tuesday81%0.6% cancelled
- Wednesday84%0.5% cancelled
- Thursday77%1.0% cancelled
- Friday76%0.0% cancelled
- Saturday78%2.1% cancelled
- Sunday79%1.4% 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)40%
- Late-arriving aircraft36%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion16%
- Extreme weather7%
- Security0%
Why flights are cancelled
Share of cancellations by reason.
- Extreme weather92%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)8%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion0%
- Security0%
DEN to FAR: common questions
- How often are DEN to FAR flights on time?
- 79% 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 Fargo cancelled?
- 0.8% of scheduled flights were cancelled (12 of 1,422).
- How long are typical delays?
- Across all flights the average arrival delay was 16 min (early arrivals count as zero). Flights that were late arrived 72 min behind schedule on average, and 8.7% of flights were an hour or more late.
- How long is taxi time at DEN?
- Flights on this route spent 22 min taxiing from the gate to takeoff on average.
Related routes
Return trip: FAR to DEN — 73% 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 → FAR, nonstop flights by US airlines that report to the DOT. How we calculate this.