Historical on-time performance
Buffalo to Detroit
Flights on BUF–DTW arrive on time 80% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 870 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- Delta Air LinesOn-time82%Medianon timep9025 minCancel1.8%Flights395
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time78%Medianon timep9065 minCancel1.9%Flights475
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline62%
- Weather22%
- Air traffic (NAS)8%
- Late aircraft8%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline19%
- Weather69%
- Air traffic (NAS)13%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 16 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 BUF → DTW
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 79% to 86% on time.
- Afternoons86% on time · p90 30 min · 119 flights · limited
- Mornings84% on time · p90 25 min · 1,389 flights
- Middays82% on time · p90 40 min · 1,131 flights
- Evenings79% on time · p90 50 min · 924 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 79% to 85% on time.
- Wednesdays85% on time · p90 25 min · 516 flights
- Saturdays85% on time · p90 25 min · 456 flights
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 515 flights
- Thursdays82% on time · p90 35 min · 520 flights
- Fridays81% on time · p90 35 min · 518 flights
- Mondays81% on time · p90 50 min · 522 flights
- Sundays79% on time · p90 55 min · 516 flights
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