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Will my flight be on-time?

Q. I am flying to Vegas from Tulsa in November on United. My flight itinerary leaves Tulsa at 1:08 pm arriving in Denver at 1:50, departing Denver 2:55 arriving Vegas 3:50. What are my chances that this flight will be on time and I will not be late for a 6:00pm engagement?

A. On time departures and arrivals vary according to weather (and not just in the departure and arrival cities), time of day of the flight, the airport and the airline.To get a better feel of your chances of landing on time, you can visit the US Department of Transportation Bureau of Statistics webpage, where you can track on-time statistics by airline, airport and flight number. If your flight has a lousy on-time track record, you might consider switching to an earlier flight.


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by QPOLE on Friday, March 04, 2011
i fly in and out of denver a lot. i encounter lots of delays out of denver and gate changes. the good thing is united's flights are all out of concourse b, but it can be quite a walk from one end of the concourse to the other. hopefully, b/c you're going to vegas, you'll have a closer, more desirable gate. i don't know how large tulsa is, but b/c i fly in from and fly to a non-major city, i often end up at the very tip of the course . . . like b80 to b95. good luck.
by hb on Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Even with reviewing Flight Stats, you are playing with fire. Leave earlier or move the engagement time back.
by FlightMedic on Tuesday, March 10, 2009
You will be late. Make it for 9PM.
by Braniff Lives on Monday, March 09, 2009
I also use flightstats.com and find it very useful to measure on time status and history of on time status for the particular flight you booked
by Bob on Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Flying through Denver in November can be dicey for delays due to weather. If your engagement is that important not to miss, why not book on Southwest which currently offers non stop directs from Tulsa to Vegas. It may not be as cheap as United (can't book on-line this far in advance), but you would have a non stop, with no checked baggage fees and NOT have to deal with United's well known "Customer Service" - or lack there of!
by Jeff on Monday, March 09, 2009
I used to have to travel for my job--a lot. And missed connections and lost luggage led me to NEVER book connecting flights that were less than 1 1/2 hours apart--preferably 2.

by mickisue on Monday, March 09, 2009
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