FOD to DEN flight delays & on-time performance
Nonstop flights from Fort Dodge Regional Airport to Denver International Airport · 576 miles · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at FOD or DEN right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
Key facts
- Flights from Fort Dodge (FOD) to Denver (DEN) arrived on time 35% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, worse than the 78% national average.
- 2.9% were cancelled, and 30% arrived an hour or more late.
- SkyWest Airlines is the only airline reporting nonstop flights on this route.
- Saturday was the most reliable day to fly (60% on time) and Thursday the least (10%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (47%).
Which airline is most on time from FOD 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. | 35% | 2.9% | 75 min | 30.3% | 68 |
Best time of day to fly
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
Not enough departures across different hours to compare.
Best day of the week
On-time arrival rate by day of departure.
- Monday25%11.1% cancelled
- Tuesday56%0.0% cancelled
- Wednesday33%0.0% cancelled
- Thursday10%0.0% cancelled
- Friday40%9.1% cancelled
- Saturday60%0.0% cancelled
- Sunday20%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.
- Late-arriving aircraft47%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)25%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion22%
- Extreme weather5%
- Security1%
Why flights are cancelled
Share of cancellations by reason.
- Extreme weather100%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)0%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion0%
- Security0%
FOD to DEN: common questions
- How often are FOD to DEN flights on time?
- 35% 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 Fort Dodge to Denver cancelled?
- 2.9% of scheduled flights were cancelled (2 of 68).
- How long are typical delays?
- Across all flights the average arrival delay was 75 min (early arrivals count as zero). Flights that were late arrived 113 min behind schedule on average, and 30.3% of flights were an hour or more late.
- How long is taxi time at FOD?
- Flights on this route spent 17 min taxiing from the gate to takeoff on average.
Related routes
Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. Route: FOD → DEN, nonstop flights by US airlines that report to the DOT. How we calculate this.