Historical on-time performance
Austin to Detroit
1,149 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on AUS–DTW arrive on time 85% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate85%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.5%of scheduled flights
based on 1,276 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesOn-time85%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.5%Flights1,276
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline55%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)6%
- Late aircraft36%
- 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 AUS → DTW
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 93% on time.
- Mornings93% on time · p90 on time · 1,316 flights
- Middays82% on time · p90 35 min · 936 flights
- Evenings78% on time · p90 55 min · 392 flights
- Afternoons77% on time · p90 50 min · 1,461 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 · 595 flights
- Saturdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 474 flights
- Tuesdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 595 flights
- Mondays82% on time · p90 40 min · 617 flights
- Thursdays82% on time · p90 35 min · 606 flights
- Fridays82% on time · p90 35 min · 617 flights
- Sundays81% on time · p90 40 min · 602 flights
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