Flight profile · SkyWest Airlines
OO5431
Lincoln (LNK) to Denver (DEN) · scheduled 5:15 PM – 6:15 PM
How OO5431 performs
679 operations, 2024-08-19 to 2026-06-30.
OO5431 arrived on time 63.8% of the time, against 77.9% for all LNK → DEN flights — this specific departure is 14.0 percentage points worse than the route as a whole. Against SkyWest Airlines’s own flights on this route it is 14.0 points worse.
Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · 679 operations between 2024-08-19 to 2026-06-30
Against the rest of the route
| On time | Cancelled | Median delay | Severe | Flights | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OO5431 | 63.8% | 1.77% | 0 min | 17.7% | 679 |
| SkyWest Airlines on LNK → DEN | 77.9% | 1.05% | -9 min | 10.3% | 3,250 |
| All LNK → DEN flights | 77.9% | 1.05% | -9 min | 10.3% | 3,250 |
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2024-08-19 to 2026-06-30
Other routes OO5431 has flown
A flight number is a slot in a schedule, and carriers reassign it. These are the other city pairs this number served in the analysis period.
| Route | Operated | Flights | On time |
|---|---|---|---|
| ORD→FWA Chicago to Fort Wayne | 2023-07-01 – 2024-08-18 | 406 | 76.4% |
| ORD→GRR Chicago to Grand Rapids | 2024-04-06 – 2024-04-27 | 4 | — |
Because the same number has served different journeys, the statistics above describe only the route OO5431 currently operates. Blending them would produce an average of two different flights.
Why OO5431 runs late
Where US DOT attributed the delay minutes on this flight.
airspace and airport capacity, including weather-driven flow control
crew, maintenance, boarding, fuelling — within the carrier’s control
the inbound aircraft was late, so this flight started late
weather severe enough to stop this flight specifically
Share of the delay minutes US DOT attributed to each cause for OO5431 on LNK → DEN. A single late flight can carry more than one cause, and only delays of fifteen minutes or more are attributed at all.
Other departures on LNK → DEN
Same airports, same journey — and not the same odds of arriving on time.
| Flight | Airline | On time | Median arrival | Operations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OO5866 | SkyWest Airlines | 88.0% | 19 min early | 722 |
| OO5348 | SkyWest Airlines | 74.3% | 2 min early | 654 |
Every departure listed carries at least 600 operations, so the comparison is between figures that mean something. Schedules change; confirm the departure still operates before booking around this.
Data and methodology
Calculated by FlyerIntel from 679 records of OO5431 operating LNK → DEN, published by the US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics. A flight counts as delayed when it arrives 15 or more minutes after schedule. Cancelled and diverted flights are excluded from the on-time rate and reported separately. Flight numbers are resolved as carrier plus number plus route, because the same number serves different routes over time.
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