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Best Airline: DFW to DEN

Dallas to Denver — airline reliability comparison

SkyWest Airlines is the most reliable airline on the DFW to DEN route with a 86% on-time rate, compared to American Airlines at 66%. Based on 129 flights tracked.

This route involves weather-prone airports and high-congestion airports, which can affect reliability regardless of airline.

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Updated October 2026.

On-Time Rate by Airline

SkyWest Airlines86%
86%
United Airlines77%
Frontier Airlines73%
American Airlines66%

DFW to DEN Airline Comparison

AirlineOn-Time %Cancel %Avg DelayFlights
SkyWest AirlinesOOBest86%0.3%135m129
MQ86%0.0%62m81
United AirlinesUA77%1.3%79m6,550
Frontier AirlinesF973%2.3%93m4,069
American AirlinesAAWorst66%2.5%67m10,791

Route Overview

71%
Overall On-Time
75m
Avg Delay
2.1%
Cancel Rate
21,670
Total Flights
DFW to DEN Route DetailsReturn: DEN to DFW
DFW AirportDEN Airport

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Data last updated October 2026. Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics.