Denver (DEN) to Monterey (MRY): On-Time Performance
Data through May 2026
When you fly DEN to MRY matters as much as anything else about the booking: the route swung from 97% on-time in October 2024 to just 61% in February 2025. Across the full period the route averages 80% on-time against a national 78%. Morning departures also hold up better than evening ones (86% vs 75%), which matters most in the rough months.
- On-time
- 80%
- arrived <15 min late
- Avg delay
- 14 min
- completed flights
- Cancelled
- 0.3%
- Flights/day
- 2.0
- last 12 months
- Duration
- 2h 55m
- scheduled
- Distance
- 959 mi
Monthly on-time trend
Best time to fly from DEN to MRY
By day of week
| Day | On-time | Avg delay |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 77% | 13 min |
| Tuesday | 82% | 14 min |
| Wednesdaybest | 84% | 10 min |
| Thursday | 79% | 17 min |
| Friday | 81% | 11 min |
| Saturday | 78% | 19 min |
| Sunday | 83% | 11 min |
What causes delays on this route
Share of total delay minutes by cause, as reported by carriers to the US DOT.
- Late-arriving aircraft31%
- Airline operations30%
- National airspace system25%
- Weather14%
Frequently asked questions
- How often are flights from DEN to MRY delayed?
- 20% of DEN–MRY 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 14 minutes.
- How long is the flight from DEN to MRY?
- The scheduled DEN–MRY flight time averages 2h 55m over 959 miles. Actual arrival times vary — flights on this route land 15+ minutes late 20% of the time.
- How often are DEN to MRY 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 is the worst month to fly from DEN to MRY?
- February 2025 was the roughest month in this dataset, with only 61% of arrivals on time. The best was October 2024 at 97%. If your dates are flexible, that 36-point gap is worth planning around.
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Based on 1,456 flights, 2024-06–2026-05. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Updated 2026-07-01.