Historical on-time performance
Columbus to Detroit
155 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on CMH–DTW arrive on time 84% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate84%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.9%of scheduled flights
based on 1,341 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysbestOn-time89%Medianon timep9015 minCancel0.4%Flights827
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time75%Medianon timep9070 minCancel1.8%Flights514
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline69%
- Weather14%
- Air traffic (NAS)12%
- Late aircraft6%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline25%
- Weather67%
- Air traffic (NAS)8%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 12 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 CMH → 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 91% on time.
- Mornings91% on time · p90 10 min · 1,343 flights
- Middays90% on time · p90 15 min · 1,080 flights
- Afternoons82% on time · p90 50 min · 893 flights
- Evenings79% on time · p90 55 min · 927 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 82% to 89% on time.
- Wednesdays89% on time · p90 15 min · 612 flights
- Tuesdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 612 flights
- Saturdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 538 flights
- Fridays86% on time · p90 20 min · 626 flights
- Thursdays86% on time · p90 25 min · 622 flights
- Mondays84% on time · p90 45 min · 620 flights
- Sundays82% on time · p90 45 min · 614 flights
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