Historical on-time performance
Cleveland to Detroit
95 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on CLE–DTW arrive on time 80% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate80%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.7%of scheduled flights
based on 736 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time80%Medianon timep9050 minCancel0.7%Flights736
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline71%
- Weather21%
- Air traffic (NAS)8%
- 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 CLE → 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 — 90% on time.
- Mornings90% on time · p90 10 min · 863 flights
- Middays85% on time · p90 30 min · 1,084 flights
- Afternoons82% on time · p90 45 min · 782 flights
- Evenings81% on time · p90 40 min · 885 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 82% to 88% on time.
- Wednesdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 516 flights
- Saturdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 484 flights
- Thursdays85% on time · p90 40 min · 515 flights
- Tuesdays85% on time · p90 35 min · 517 flights
- Mondays83% on time · p90 40 min · 530 flights
- Sundays83% on time · p90 45 min · 529 flights
- Fridays82% on time · p90 30 min · 523 flights
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