Historical on-time performance
Burlington to Detroit
537 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on BTV–DTW arrive on time 67% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate67%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay90 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.9%of scheduled flights
based on 245 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time67%Medianon timep9090 minCancel2.9%Flights245
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline80%
- Weather11%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Late aircraft0%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather100%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 7 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 BTV → 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 — 85% on time.
- Mornings85% on time · p90 20 min · 400 flights
- Evenings70% on time · p90 70 min · 337 flights
- Afternoons68% on time · p90 100 min · 281 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 79% on time.
- Saturdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 156 flights · limited
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 55 min · 157 flights · limited
- Mondays77% on time · p90 50 min · 159 flights · limited
- Tuesdays75% on time · p90 45 min · 158 flights · limited
- Sundays75% on time · p90 60 min · 161 flights · limited
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 95 min · 156 flights · limited
- Fridays73% on time · p90 90 min · 160 flights · limited
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