Route · DEN → HOB · 2020–2025 BTS data
Denver to Hobbs
According to PlainFlights' route traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), DEN to HOB (Denver to Hobbs) ranks #4824 of 4927 tracked domestic routes by total flights (most flights = #1).
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 64.6%
- On-time
- -14.4 pts
- vs US avg
- 111 min
- Delay when late
- 582
- Flights
- #4824 of 4927
- Corpus placement
Cancelled
2.1%
Best Month
N/A
Worst Month
N/A
Distance
501 mi
Carriers
1
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Nov 2025 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Oct 2025 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Sep 2025 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Aug 2025 | 31 | 16 | 1 | 0 | OO |
| Jul 2025 | 31 | 16 | 2 | 0 | OO |
| Jun 2025 | 30 | 21 | 1 | 0 | OO |
| May 2025 | 31 | 16 | 1 | 0 | OO |
| Apr 2025 | 30 | 17 | 0 | 1 | OO |
| Mar 2025 | 31 | 7 | 3 | 0 | OO |
| Jan 2025 | 31 | 12 | 2 | 0 | OO |
| Dec 2024 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Nov 2024 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 0 | OO |
| Oct 2024 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Sep 2024 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Aug 2024 | 31 | 16 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Jul 2024 | 31 | 15 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Jun 2024 | 30 | 14 | 1 | 0 | OO |
| Jan 2020 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | OO |
DEN–HOB seasonal on-time pattern
Best: October (83.9%) · weakest: June (41.7%)
Strongest calendar month
October
83.9% on-time · ~31 flights/mo
Busiest calendar month
January
~31 flights/mo avg
Weakest calendar month
June
41.7% on-time · ~30 flights/mo
Cancellation Rate
2.1%
12 of 582 flights
Diversion Rate
0.2%
1 of 582 flights
Explore origin & destination
On-time and delay data for the airports this route connects.
DEN - Denver
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Denver, CO.
DEN on-time profileHOB - Hobbs
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Hobbs, NM.
HOB on-time profileCompare the two airports
See DEN and HOB side by side on delays, cancellations, and reliability.
Compare DEN vs HOBOrigin-hub reliability standing
Softer reliability from DEN
Among 168 routes leaving DEN, only 27 (including this one) clear below 75% on-time, while 8 stay ≥85% and 133 sit mid-band. Travelers comparing DEN options should weigh this 64.6% print against those peers · fleet on-time rank #4897 of 4927.
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What the Data Says About DEN to HOB
Denver to Hobbs (DEN to HOB) sits among the less reliable pairings in the BTS dataset, on-time only 64.6% of the time across 582 flights, with a 110.8-minute average delay when service runs late. Carriers on this 501-mile route (1 total) show a 2.1% cancellation rate and 0.2% diversion rate over the last 24 months (12 of 582 flights cancelled).
Monthly performance data for this route did not show a clear best/worst split in the sample window; review the monthly table above for period-by-period detail.
On the multi-year calendar, DEN–HOB peaks in October at 83.9% on-time while January carries the heaviest traffic (~31 flights per month) ; the softest month is June at 41.7%, a 42.2-point swing that repeats because the corridor's weather and holiday mix stays stable year to year.
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Data source
Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data. Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods.
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Using DEN–HOB data
DEN–HOB sits 14.4 pts below the national 79% average; check the seasonal chart and airport profiles before treating the headline as typical.
- Compare DEN and HOB airport profiles: delay causes and top routes differ even on the same corridor. DEN airport
- If your dates flex, October (83.9% on-time) beats June (41.7%) on this corridor. Seasonal chart
- 4 other routes post a similar 64.6% on-time rate; compare before you commit to this pairing. Similar routes
On-time rate reflects the BTS historical average across all reporting carriers on this origin–destination pair, not any single flight or booking recommendation.
Every figure on PlainFlights is rendered directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page aggregates this specific route's on-time performance and monthly trend, live from the dataset. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.