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UA 1220 on time

United Airlines 1220: Denver to Detroit at 5:47 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
69%
327 flights · likely 64–74%
Cancelled
0.3%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−0 min
median vs schedule
When late
+71 min
average delay
Similar flights
72%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 UA 1220 flights from Denver arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (31%); 0.3% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 0 minutes early.

UA 1220: DEN → DTW

Scheduled to leave Denver at 5:47 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 69% of the time (327 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (72%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually United Airlines's last flight of the day from Denver to Detroit (100% of days). United Airlines's last DEN–DTW flight was cancelled 0.3% of the time, against 0.0% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next United Airlines flight is usually around 9:35 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

40%70%100%Aug 2025: 58% on time (31 flights)58AugSep 2025: 87% on time (30 flights)87SepOct 2025: 80% on time (25 flights)80OctDec 2025: 67% on time (30 flights)67DecJan 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81JanFeb 2026: 64% on time (28 flights)64FebMar 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74MarApr 2026: 80% on time (30 flights)80AprMay 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68MayJun 2026: 50% on time (30 flights)50JunJul 2026: 57% on time (30 flights)57JulAug 2026: 55% on time (31 flights)55Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4762%
Tuesday4781%
Wednesday4774%
Thursday4766%
Friday4760%
Saturday4672%
Sunday4670%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 55%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 25%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 18%Severe weather 2%Security 1%

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Questions

How often is UA 1220 from DEN to DTW late?

United Airlines 1220 from Denver, CO to Detroit, MI arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 31% of 327 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.3% were cancelled.

Flight numbers change. Figures cover flights with this airline, number and route only. "Likely range" is the 95% interval for the true on-time rate given the number of flights. This is history, not live status: check United Airlines for today's flight. Method.