AVL to DEN flight delays
Asheville, NC (AVL) Denver, CO (DEN) · 1,248 miles
426 flights · January 2025 – August 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
79.19%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
1.17%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
82 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
18 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
Which airline you fly changes the odds here. United Airlines arrived on time 9.6 points more often than SkyWest Airlines over the same period on the same route — same airports, same weather, same air traffic control. A gap that survives all of that is about how the two airlines are run.
The season swings this route hard. In April it ran 45.2 points more punctual than in August — a difference bigger than the one between the best and worst airlines on most routes. If the date is flexible, it is worth more than the carrier.
The shape of the lateness matters here. Flights on this route are not late often, but when they are late they are late by about 82 minutes — long enough to lose a connection or an evening. The on-time percentage looks reassuring and understates the consequence of being on the wrong flight.
The route has been getting better. The later months in the record run 10.1 points more punctual than the earlier ones, which usually means a schedule that was too tight has been given more room.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over January 2025 – August 2026, United Airlines arrived on time most often on AVL to DEN. SkyWest Airlines was late most often. Flights ran closest to schedule in April and worst in December.
Every airline on AVL to DEN
Ranked by how many flights each one operated. A carrier with fewer than 100 flights in the period is listed but not graded.
| Airline | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SkyWest Airlines | 234 | 74.56% | 1.28% | 87 min | D |
| United Airlines | 103 | 84.16% | 1.94% | 76 min | B |
| Allegiant Air | 89 | 85.39% | 0% | 67 min | — |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
DEN to AVL Denver back to Asheville 85.55% on time BOther routes from Asheville
Common questions
Are flights from Asheville to Denver usually delayed?
79.19% of flights on the AVL to DEN route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 2 in every ten arrived late. That is about the same as the average route in this record.
Which airline is most on time from Asheville to Denver?
United Airlines, at 84.16% on time across 103 flights. The least punctual on the route was SkyWest Airlines at 74.56%.
How often are AVL to DEN flights cancelled?
1.17% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 12 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Asheville to Denver?
April, when 100% of flights arrived on time. The worst was August at 54.8%.
When AVL to DEN flights are late, how late are they?
About 82 minutes on average across the flights that arrived more than 15 minutes behind schedule.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on AVL to DEN during January 2025 – August 2026, as reported by the airlines to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "On time" is the federal definition: arriving at the gate within 15 minutes of the scheduled time.
A route's record is a description of the past, not a forecast. Weather, air traffic control and the aircraft's earlier flights that day drive most delays, and none of them are predictable from a historical rate. What the record does tell you is whether this route runs late more often than others, and which carrier on it has the better history — which is the part you can actually act on when you book.
Cancellations are counted separately from delays because they are a different problem for a traveller: a late flight still gets you there. How the grade is calculated →