PIR to DEN flight delays & on-time performance
Nonstop flights from Pierre Regional Airport to Denver International Airport · 385 miles · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at PIR or DEN right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
Key facts
- Flights from Pierre (PIR) to Denver (DEN) arrived on time 81% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, better than the 78% national average.
- 1.8% were cancelled, and 10% arrived an hour or more late.
- SkyWest Airlines is the only airline reporting nonstop flights on this route.
- Departures scheduled around 6am did best (89% on time); around 5pm did worst (70%).
- Tuesday was the most reliable day to fly (94% on time) and Friday the least (76%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling) (44%).
Which airline is most on time from PIR 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. | 81% | 1.8% | 23 min | 9.6% | 660 |
Best time of day to fly
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 6am89%362 flights
- 5pm70%261 flights
- 6pm77%13 flights
- 7pm77%22 flights
Best day of the week
On-time arrival rate by day of departure.
- Monday81%1.8% cancelled
- Tuesday94%0.0% cancelled
- Wednesday88%1.9% cancelled
- Thursday76%0.0% cancelled
- Friday76%2.6% cancelled
- Saturday77%4.8% cancelled
- Sunday82%0.9% 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 aircraft25%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion19%
- Extreme weather12%
- Security0%
Why flights are cancelled
Share of cancellations by reason.
- Extreme weather83%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion17%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)0%
- Security0%
PIR to DEN: common questions
- How often are PIR to DEN flights on time?
- 81% 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 Pierre to Denver cancelled?
- 1.8% of scheduled flights were cancelled (12 of 660).
- How long are typical delays?
- Across all flights the average arrival delay was 23 min (early arrivals count as zero). Flights that were late arrived 115 min behind schedule on average, and 9.6% of flights were an hour or more late.
- How long is taxi time at PIR?
- Flights on this route spent 19 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: PIR → DEN, nonstop flights by US airlines that report to the DOT. How we calculate this.