Historical on-time performance
Charlotte to Detroit
500 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on CLT–DTW arrive on time 81% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate81%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.6%of scheduled flights
based on 3,444 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesbestOn-time87%Medianon timep9020 minCancel1.2%Flights1,352
- American AirlinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9045 minCancel1.9%Flights2,092
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline32%
- Weather8%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Late aircraft51%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline20%
- Weather80%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 55 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 CLT → 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 — 90% on time.
- Mornings90% on time · p90 10 min · 3,449 flights
- Middays85% on time · p90 25 min · 2,386 flights
- Afternoons74% on time · p90 50 min · 1,169 flights
- Evenings73% on time · p90 55 min · 1,881 flights
- Overnights67% on time · p90 70 min · 1,992 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 75% to 84% on time.
- Wednesdays84% on time · p90 30 min · 1,518 flights
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 35 min · 1,497 flights
- Thursdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 1,636 flights
- Mondays81% on time · p90 35 min · 1,642 flights
- Fridays79% on time · p90 50 min · 1,643 flights
- Saturdays79% on time · p90 45 min · 1,312 flights
- Sundays75% on time · p90 50 min · 1,633 flights
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