ROW to DEN flight delays & on-time performance
Nonstop flights from Roswell Air Center Airport to Denver International Airport · 452 miles · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at ROW or DEN right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
Key facts
- Flights from Roswell (ROW) to Denver (DEN) arrived on time 66% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, worse than the 78% national average.
- 0.9% 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 10am did best (77% on time); around 5pm did worst (56%).
- Sunday was the most reliable day to fly (80% on time) and Friday the least (55%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling) (42%).
Which airline is most on time from ROW 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. | 66% | 0.9% | 32 min | 13.8% | 330 |
Best time of day to fly
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 10am77%165 flights
- 5pm56%165 flights
Best day of the week
On-time arrival rate by day of departure.
- Monday59%0.0% cancelled
- Tuesday65%0.0% cancelled
- Wednesday68%4.2% cancelled
- Thursday60%0.0% cancelled
- Friday55%2.1% cancelled
- Saturday76%0.0% cancelled
- Sunday80%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)42%
- Late-arriving aircraft27%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion20%
- Extreme weather10%
- Security0%
Why flights are cancelled
Share of cancellations by reason.
- Extreme weather67%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)33%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion0%
- Security0%
ROW to DEN: common questions
- How often are ROW to DEN flights on time?
- 66% 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 Roswell to Denver cancelled?
- 0.9% of scheduled flights were cancelled (3 of 330).
- How long are typical delays?
- Across all flights the average arrival delay was 32 min (early arrivals count as zero). Flights that were late arrived 91 min behind schedule on average, and 13.8% of flights were an hour or more late.
- How long is taxi time at ROW?
- Flights on this route spent 19 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: ROW → DEN, nonstop flights by US airlines that report to the DOT. How we calculate this.