Denver (DEN) to Bakersfield (BFL): On-Time Performance
Data through May 2026
When you fly DEN to BFL matters as much as anything else about the booking: the route swung from 98% on-time in October 2024 to just 56% in July 2025. Across the full period the route averages 79% on-time against a national 78%. Morning departures also hold up better than evening ones (83% vs 74%), which matters most in the rough months.
- On-time
- 79%
- arrived <15 min late
- Avg delay
- 17 min
- completed flights
- Cancelled
- 0.2%
- Flights/day
- 2.0
- last 12 months
- Duration
- 2h 45m
- scheduled
- Distance
- 845 mi
Monthly on-time trend
Best time to fly from DEN to BFL
By day of week
| Day | On-time | Avg delay |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 79% | 21 min |
| Tuesday | 79% | 18 min |
| Wednesday | 79% | 12 min |
| Thursdaybest | 82% | 19 min |
| Friday | 73% | 21 min |
| Saturday | 79% | 15 min |
| Sunday | 79% | 14 min |
What causes delays on this route
Share of total delay minutes by cause, as reported by carriers to the US DOT.
- Late-arriving aircraft24%
- Airline operations34%
- National airspace system23%
- Weather19%
Frequently asked questions
- How often are flights from DEN to BFL delayed?
- 21% of DEN–BFL 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 17 minutes.
- How long is the flight from DEN to BFL?
- The scheduled DEN–BFL flight time averages 2h 45m over 845 miles. Actual arrival times vary — flights on this route land 15+ minutes late 21% of the time.
- How often are DEN to BFL flights cancelled?
- 0.2% of scheduled flights on this route were cancelled between 2024-06 and 2026-05, at or below the national rate of 1.6%.
- What is the worst month to fly from DEN to BFL?
- July 2025 was the roughest month in this dataset, with only 56% of arrivals on time. The best was October 2024 at 98%. If your dates are flexible, that 42-point gap is worth planning around.
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Based on 1,417 flights, 2024-06–2026-05. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Updated 2026-07-01.