Historical on-time performance
Albany to Detroit
489 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ALB–DTW arrive on time 81% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate81%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.5%of scheduled flights
based on 1,086 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesbestOn-time92%Medianon timep905 minCancel0.4%Flights277
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time78%Medianon timep9055 minCancel1.9%Flights809
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline74%
- Weather15%
- Air traffic (NAS)7%
- Late aircraft4%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline6%
- Weather75%
- Air traffic (NAS)19%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 16 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly ALB → DTW
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 89% on time.
- Mornings89% on time · p90 15 min · 1,662 flights
- Middays83% on time · p90 35 min · 951 flights
- Evenings80% on time · p90 45 min · 963 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 79% to 88% on time.
- Wednesdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 531 flights
- Thursdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 546 flights
- Tuesdays85% on time · p90 25 min · 530 flights
- Saturdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 419 flights
- Mondays84% on time · p90 30 min · 547 flights
- Fridays83% on time · p90 40 min · 543 flights
- Sundays79% on time · p90 50 min · 541 flights
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