Route Reliability

Airport reliability

Durango (DRO) on-time performance

How reliably flights leave Durango, CO (DRO) and reach their destinations, by airline, departure hour and month, September 2025 to August 2026.

Historical performance Official DOT data through August 2026 · Not live flight status

Durango, CO4,612 departures in 12 months

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Three-letter airport codes, nonstop U.S. domestic flights. One direction at a time.

Departures on time
79.6%
U.S. average 75.6%
Cancelled
1.3%
U.S. average 1.9%
60+ minutes late
7.8%
U.S. average 8.1%
Scheduled departures
4,612
12 months

What this means

DRO departures beat the U.S. average.

  • 79.6% of the 4,612 scheduled departures from Durango (DRO) arrived at their destination on time, 4.0 points higher than the U.S. average of 75.6%.
  • 1.3% of departures were cancelled (U.S. average 1.9%), and 7.8% arrived an hour or more late.
  • Flights arriving at DRO were on time 78.0% of the time.
  • Among airlines with at least 300 departures, United Airlines was the most punctual from DRO (84.7%) and SkyWest Airlines the least (78.9%).
  • Over the last 3 years, September was the most reliable month for departures from DRO (83.2% on time) and June the least reliable (75.6%).
  • Cancellations peaked in November, when 2.4% of flights were cancelled.
  • Flights scheduled to depart before 6 am were the most punctual (90.8% on time); flights scheduled to depart 5 pm to 6 pm were the least (63.6%).

Airlines at DRO

Ranked by on-time arrival

Departures from DRO, September 2025 to August 2026. On time means arrived at the destination within 15 minutes of schedule.
AirlineOn timeCancelled 60+ min lateAvg delay when lateDepartures
United Airlines 84.7%0.5% 4.2%70 min 802
SkyWest AirlinesSold as United Express, Delta Connection, American Eagle, Alaska 78.9%1.5% 8.3%91 min 3,637
American Airlines 69.9%0.6% 12.1%82 min 173

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On-time rate by departure hour

<6a 90.8%
6a 87.2%
7a 87.3%
8a 67.6%
9a Insufficient sample
10a 89.4%
11a 84.2%
12p 76.6%
1p 82.0%
2p Insufficient sample
3p 72.0%
4p 71.0%
5p 63.6%
6p 66.6%
7p Insufficient sample
9p Insufficient sample
Share of scheduled flights on time DRO average 79.6%
Departures from DRO by scheduled local departure hour, September 2025 to August 2026. Scale starts at zero.
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PeriodOn timeFlights
Departing before 6 am 90.8% 402
Departing 6 am to 7 am 87.2% 290
Departing 7 am to 8 am 87.3% 456
Departing 8 am to 9 am 67.6% 238
Departing 9 am to 10 am Insufficient sample 4
Departing 10 am to 11 am 89.4% 480
Departing 11 am to noon 84.2% 601
Departing noon to 1 pm 76.6% 372
Departing 1 pm to 2 pm 82.0% 405
Departing 2 pm to 3 pm Insufficient sample 19
Departing 3 pm to 4 pm 72.0% 371
Departing 4 pm to 5 pm 71.0% 245
Departing 5 pm to 6 pm 63.6% 173
Departing 6 pm to 7 pm 66.6% 512
Departing 7 pm to 8 pm Insufficient sample 41
Departing 9 pm to 10 pm Insufficient sample 3

Best and worst months at DRO

Jan 78.4%
Feb 77.1%
Mar 78.9%
Apr 79.9%
May 77.6%
Jun 75.6%
Jul 76.3%
Aug 76.7%
Sep 83.2%
Oct 83.1%
Nov 77.5%
Dec 83.2%
Share of scheduled flights on time 12-month average 79.6%
Departures from DRO by calendar month, September 2023 to August 2026 pooled. Scale starts at zero.
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PeriodOn timeFlights
January 78.4% 944
February 77.1% 887
March 78.9% 1,023
April 79.9% 914
May 77.6% 1,040
June 75.6% 1,186
July 76.3% 1,230
August 76.7% 1,178
September 83.2% 1,016
October 83.1% 1,017
November 77.5% 952
December 83.2% 990

Month by month, last 12 months

Sep 76.0%
Oct 80.6%
Nov 79.1%
Dec 84.3%
Jan 85.4%
Feb 76.2%
Mar 78.6%
Apr 85.1%
May 80.9%
Jun 76.8%
Jul 77.8%
Aug 75.5%
Share of scheduled flights on time U.S. average 75.6%
Departures from DRO, September 2025 to August 2026. Scale starts at zero.
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PeriodOn timeFlights
Sep 2025 76.0% 346
Oct 2025 80.6% 355
Nov 2025 79.1% 350
Dec 2025 84.3% 376
Jan 2026 85.4% 355
Feb 2026 76.2% 336
Mar 2026 78.6% 401
Apr 2026 85.1% 368
May 2026 80.9% 419
Jun 2026 76.8% 444
Jul 2026 77.8% 454
Aug 2026 75.5% 408

Busiest routes from DRO

Nonstop routes from DRO by scheduled flights, September 2025 to August 2026.
ToOn timeCancelledAirlinesFlights
Denver (DEN) 81.5%1.1%22,201
Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) 79.0%2.3%21,351
Phoenix (PHX) 76.2%0.4%1988
Houston (IAH) 80.6%1.4%172
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Sources & data dates

Source
U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance (1987-present)
Period
September 2025 to August 2026 (12 months); month-of-year patterns September 2023 to August 2026
Data through
August 2026
Processed
2026-11-03
Scope
Scheduled nonstop domestic departures from Durango, CO (DRO) by airlines that report to the DOT.
Method
Rates use all scheduled flights as the denominator; cancelled and diverted flights count as not on time. Figures based on fewer than 50 scheduled flights are suppressed. Full methodology.

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