Route · LGB → DEN · 2020–2025 BTS data
Long Beach to Denver
The LGB–DEN corridor (Long Beach, CA → Denver, CO) runs ahead of the national average, served by 1 carrier across roughly 854 miles.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 82.4%
- On-time
- +3.4 pts
- vs US avg
- 61 min
- Delay when late
- 5,718
- Flights
Cancelled
0.8%
Best Month
Nov 2024 96%
Worst Month
May 2025 69%
Distance
854 mi
Carriers
1
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 81 | 16 | 1 | 0 | WN |
| Nov 2025 | 81 | 12 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Oct 2025 | 80 | 15 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Sep 2025 | 86 | 14 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Aug 2025 | 89 | 21 | 0 | 1 | WN |
| Jul 2025 | 97 | 25 | 1 | 0 | WN |
| Jun 2025 | 92 | 28 | 1 | 0 | WN |
| May 2025 | 90 | 28 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Apr 2025 | 86 | 18 | 1 | 0 | WN |
| Mar 2025 | 95 | 10 | 1 | 0 | WN |
| Feb 2025 | 70 | 7 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jan 2025 | 70 | 6 | 1 | 0 | WN |
| Dec 2024 | 81 | 16 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Nov 2024 | 82 | 3 | 2 | 0 | WN |
| Oct 2024 | 88 | 8 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Sep 2024 | 85 | 14 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Aug 2024 | 90 | 14 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jul 2024 | 97 | 20 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jun 2024 | 95 | 16 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| May 2024 | 96 | 24 | 0 | 1 | WN |
| Apr 2024 | 94 | 12 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Mar 2024 | 98 | 9 | 4 | 0 | WN |
| Feb 2024 | 91 | 16 | 2 | 2 | WN |
| Jan 2024 | 97 | 12 | 3 | 1 | WN |
Cancellation Rate
0.8%
17 of 2,111 flights
Diversion Rate
0.2%
5 of 2,111 flights
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LGB - Long Beach
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Long Beach, CA.
Origin airport →DEN - Denver
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Denver, CO.
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What the Data Says About LGB to DEN
Bureau of Transportation Statistics records show Long Beach to Denver (LGB to DEN) running a 82.4% on-time rate over 5,718 tracked flights, on the stronger end of a typical domestic pairing. When flights do run late, the average delay is 60.6 minutes. The 854-mile corridor is served by 1 carrier, and over the last 24 months 0.8% of 2,111 flights were cancelled, 0.2% diverted.
The monthly split is wide on this route: Nov 2024 posted the strongest performance at 96% on-time, while May 2025 came in at just 69% - a 28-point swing worth factoring into travel timing.
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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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