Historical on-time performance
Cleveland to Detroit
95 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on CLE–DTW arrive on time 77% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate77%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay70 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.6%of scheduled flights
based on 907 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9070 minCancel0.6%Flights907
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline69%
- Weather22%
- 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%
- Weather80%
- Air traffic (NAS)20%
- 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 CLE → 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 — 89% on time.
- Mornings89% on time · p90 15 min · 764 flights
- Middays85% on time · p90 30 min · 1,017 flights
- Evenings80% on time · p90 55 min · 818 flights
- Afternoons79% on time · p90 50 min · 859 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 79% to 88% on time.
- Wednesdays88% on time · p90 20 min · 497 flights
- Saturdays86% on time · p90 25 min · 458 flights
- Thursdays84% on time · p90 45 min · 495 flights
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 40 min · 497 flights
- Mondays82% on time · p90 45 min · 504 flights
- Fridays80% on time · p90 40 min · 503 flights
- Sundays79% on time · p90 60 min · 504 flights
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