Historical on-time performance
Alpena to Detroit
198 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on APN–DTW arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate79%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay55 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled5.1%of scheduled flights
based on 629 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time79%Medianon timep9055 minCancel5.1%Flights629
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline68%
- Weather28%
- Air traffic (NAS)4%
- Late aircraft0%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline3%
- Weather91%
- Air traffic (NAS)6%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 32 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 APN → DTW
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 76% to 83% on time.
- Afternoons83% on time · p90 50 min · 591 flights
- Evenings80% on time · p90 55 min · 576 flights
- Middays76% on time · p90 100 min · 583 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 77% to 86% on time.
- Wednesdays86% on time · p90 10 min · 153 flights · limited
- Saturdays82% on time · p90 40 min · 285 flights
- Fridays80% on time · p90 55 min · 294 flights
- Mondays78% on time · p90 55 min · 288 flights
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 100 min · 287 flights
- Tuesdays77% on time · p90 105 min · 155 flights · limited
- Sundays77% on time · p90 80 min · 290 flights
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