Historical on-time performance
Birmingham to Detroit
625 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on BHM–DTW arrive on time 75% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate75%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay85 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.0%of scheduled flights
based on 97 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time75%Medianon timep9085 minCancel1.0%Flights97
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline98%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)2%
- 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 BHM → 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 — 88% on time.
- Mornings88% on time · p90 15 min · 440 flights
- Evenings80% on time · p90 35 min · 386 flights
- Middays73% on time · p90 75 min · 134 flights · limited
- Afternoons72% on time · p90 80 min · 262 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 76% to 85% on time.
- Thursdays85% on time · p90 25 min · 185 flights · limited
- Tuesdays85% on time · p90 25 min · 172 flights · limited
- Saturdays84% on time · p90 60 min · 113 flights · limited
- Wednesdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 176 flights · limited
- Fridays78% on time · p90 50 min · 199 flights · limited
- Mondays76% on time · p90 90 min · 200 flights
- Sundays76% on time · p90 60 min · 177 flights · limited
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