JLN to DEN flight delays
Joplin, MO (JLN) Denver, CO (DEN) · 582 miles
647 flights · July 2024 – July 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
70.06%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
1.55%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
105 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
32 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The season swings this route hard. In August it ran 57.6 points more punctual than in June — 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.
This route does worse than its own airport. JLN as a whole runs 9.4 points more punctual than these flights, which points at something specific to the route — the time of day it is scheduled, or the aircraft that feed it — rather than the airport.
The two directions do not behave alike. DEN to JLN arrives on time 5.1 points more often than the outbound. Delay accumulates through the flying day, so whichever direction is scheduled later tends to carry the worse record — which is an argument for booking the morning departure if the choice exists.
Only SkyWest Airlines flies this route in the published record, so there is no choice to weigh — the route's figures and the airline's are the same figures.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over July 2024 – July 2026, SkyWest Airlines arrived on time most often on JLN to DEN. Flights ran closest to schedule in November and worst in June.
Every airline on JLN 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 | 647 | 70.06% | 1.55% | 105 min | D |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
DEN to JLN Denver back to Joplin 75.2% on time COther routes from Joplin
Common questions
Are flights from Joplin to Denver usually delayed?
70.06% of flights on the JLN to DEN route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 3 in every ten arrived late. That is worse than the average route in this record.
Which airlines fly from Joplin to Denver?
Only SkyWest Airlines appears in the published record on this route, with 647 flights and 70.06% arriving on time.
How often are JLN to DEN flights cancelled?
1.55% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 16 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Joplin to Denver?
August, when 95.5% of flights arrived on time. The worst was June at 37.9%.
When JLN to DEN flights are late, how late are they?
About 105 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 JLN to DEN during July 2024 – July 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 →