Hayden, CO

What the Data Says About HDN

Hayden, CO in Hayden, Colorado handled 27,069 flights in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics dataset between 2020 and 2025, posting a 79.7% on-time departure rate. Of those flights, 5,484 experienced delays, 348 were cancelled, and 32 were diverted. The cancellation rate works out to 1.29%, the diversion rate to 0.12%, and the average delay when departures run late is 79.9 minutes. These figures are the baseline for comparing HDN against other airports in the same state and nationally.

Breaking down what drives delays at HDN, Late Aircraft leads the pack. Late Aircraft accounts for 39.1% of total delay minutes, followed by Carrier at 30.9% and NAS (National Aviation System) at 19.8%. Weather contributes 10.1% of delay minutes at this airport, while security holds the smallest share at 0.1%. Travelers often overestimate the weather share; the BTS categorization shows late-arriving aircraft and carrier operations as the larger contributors.

Seasonally, October runs the cleanest at HDN with a 95% on-time rate, while December is the roughest at 87% — a 8-point swing between best and worst month. Volume peaks in March, when average flights hit 785. The busiest route from HDN is to HDN (Hayden), with 8,379 flights at a 79.3% on-time rate. Combine these numbers — 79.7% on-time, 79.9-minute average delay, 1.29% cancellation rate — and you have a concrete picture of departure reliability at Hayden, CO.