Web Site: 1 In 4 Denver Int'l Airport Flights Delayed

July 18, 2006
The worst time to fly is between 9 p.m. and 10 p.m., when nearly 40 percent of flights are likely to be delayed.

Travelers flying out of Denver International Airport are likely to feel the heat, and not just because it is hot outside.

The National Air Traffic Controllers Association said that one in four flights is likely to be delayed at DIA.

The NATCA Web site, www.avoiddelays.com, claims that 20 percent of arriving flights are delayed and that about 23 percent of flights departing DIA are delayed...

The worst time to fly is between 9 p.m. and 10 p.m., when nearly 40 percent of flights are likely to be delayed, according to the Web site.

AvoidDelays.com shows DIA doing better on delays than at least 26 other airports including the Dallas, Atlanta and Boston.

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