Historical on-time performance
Alpena to Detroit
198 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on APN–DTW arrive on time 82% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate82%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled4.1%of scheduled flights
based on 628 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time82%Medianon timep9040 minCancel4.1%Flights628
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline74%
- Weather21%
- Air traffic (NAS)4%
- Late aircraft0%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly APN → DTW
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 77% to 83% on time.
- Afternoons83% on time · p90 50 min · 591 flights
- Evenings83% on time · p90 40 min · 491 flights
- Middays77% on time · p90 90 min · 559 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 78% to 84% on time.
- Wednesdays84% on time · p90 15 min · 154 flights · limited
- Fridays83% on time · p90 35 min · 273 flights
- Saturdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 259 flights
- Mondays81% on time · p90 55 min · 269 flights
- Sundays80% on time · p90 85 min · 270 flights
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 100 min · 267 flights
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 105 min · 151 flights · limited
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