Historical on-time performance
Austin to Detroit
1,149 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on AUS–DTW arrive on time 86% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate86%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay20 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.2%of scheduled flights
based on 1,283 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesOn-time86%Medianon timep9020 minCancel1.2%Flights1,283
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline66%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)7%
- Late aircraft25%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline67%
- Weather33%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 15 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 AUS → 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 — 92% on time.
- Mornings92% on time · p90 5 min · 1,444 flights
- Middays82% on time · p90 35 min · 818 flights
- Afternoons77% on time · p90 50 min · 1,506 flights
- Evenings75% on time · p90 55 min · 219 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 81% to 87% on time.
- Wednesdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 574 flights
- Tuesdays86% on time · p90 15 min · 574 flights
- Saturdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 467 flights
- Thursdays82% on time · p90 35 min · 590 flights
- Fridays82% on time · p90 30 min · 602 flights
- Mondays81% on time · p90 40 min · 595 flights
- Sundays81% on time · p90 35 min · 586 flights
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