Historical on-time performance
Birmingham to Detroit
Flights on BHM–DTW arrive on time 73% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 169 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Not enough comparable data to name a most-on-time carrier — low-data carriers aren't ranked.
- Delta Air LinesOn-time94%Medianon timep9010 minCancel0.0%Flights31
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time68%Medianon timep9095 minCancel3.6%Flights138
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline85%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Late aircraft0%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline20%
- Weather80%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 5 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 BHM → 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 — 88% on time.
- Mornings88% on time · p90 15 min · 528 flights
- Evenings73% on time · p90 80 min · 340 flights
- Middays73% on time · p90 75 min · 134 flights · limited
- Afternoons72% on time · p90 80 min · 261 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 84% on time.
- Saturdays84% on time · p90 50 min · 122 flights · limited
- Thursdays84% on time · p90 45 min · 189 flights · limited
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 35 min · 181 flights · limited
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 179 flights · limited
- Fridays76% on time · p90 60 min · 203 flights
- Sundays74% on time · p90 70 min · 186 flights · limited
- Mondays74% on time · p90 90 min · 203 flights
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