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Denver (DEN) to Watertown (ATY): On-Time Performance

Data through May 2026

Denver (DEN) to Watertown (ATY) is a thinner route than most in this dataset — 302 departures over the past year, roughly 6 a week — so treat these numbers as indicative rather than definitive. Of the flights that did operate, 84% arrived on time, comfortably above the national average of 78%.

On-time
84%
arrived <15 min late
Avg delay
12 min
completed flights
Cancelled
0.3%
Flights/day
0.83
last 12 months
Duration
1h 49m
scheduled
Distance
519 mi

Monthly on-time trend

Monthly on-time percentage for DEN to ATY flights50%75%100%August 2025: 68% on-time (31 flights)68Aug 2025September 2025: 80% on-time (30 flights)80October 2025: 90% on-time (31 flights)90November 2025: 97% on-time (30 flights)97Nov 2025December 2025: 83% on-time (30 flights)83January 2026: 80% on-time (30 flights)80February 2026: 79% on-time (28 flights)79Feb 2026March 2026: 87% on-time (31 flights)87April 2026: 93% on-time (30 flights)93May 2026: 87% on-time (31 flights)87May 2026

Best time to fly from DEN to ATY

By day of week

DayOn-timeAvg delay
Mondaybest91%6 min
Tuesdaybest91%5 min
Wednesday84%18 min
Thursday81%20 min
Friday74%19 min
Saturday84%9 min
Sunday86%9 min

What causes delays on this route

Share of total delay minutes by cause, as reported by carriers to the US DOT.

  • Late-arriving aircraft23%
  • Airline operations53%
  • National airspace system14%
  • Weather9%
  • Security1%

Frequently asked questions

How often are flights from DEN to ATY delayed?
16% of DEN–ATY flights arrived 15 or more minutes late (the US DOT definition of a delay) between 2024-06 and 2026-05. The average arrival delay across completed flights was 12 minutes.
How long is the flight from DEN to ATY?
The scheduled DEN–ATY flight time averages 1h 49m over 519 miles. Actual arrival times vary — flights on this route land 15+ minutes late 16% of the time.
How often are DEN to ATY flights cancelled?
0.3% of scheduled flights on this route were cancelled between 2024-06 and 2026-05, at or below the national rate of 1.6%.
What day of the week is most reliable for DEN to ATY?
Monday flights have the best record at 91% on-time. Day-of-week differences on this route are meaningful — Friday trails at 74%.

Based on 302 flights, 2024-062026-05. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Updated 2026-07-01.