Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to Detroit
Flights on DFW–DTW arrive on time 74% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 3,277 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 timep9040 minCancel1.6%Flights1,405
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time80%Medianon timep9035 minCancel3.3%Flights30
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time78%Medianon timep9055 minCancel0.5%Flights213
- American AirlinesOn-time67%Medianon timep9065 minCancel2.5%Flights1,629
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline36%
- Weather7%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Late aircraft46%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline26%
- Weather69%
- Air traffic (NAS)5%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 65 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 DFW → 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 — 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 20 min · 2,665 flights
- Middays76% on time · p90 50 min · 3,335 flights
- Afternoons70% on time · p90 60 min · 2,183 flights
- Evenings66% on time · p90 80 min · 2,065 flights
- Overnights62% on time · p90 80 min · 686 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 70% to 77% on time.
- Tuesdays77% on time · p90 50 min · 1,461 flights
- Wednesdays77% on time · p90 50 min · 1,504 flights
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 50 min · 1,412 flights
- Fridays75% on time · p90 45 min · 1,660 flights
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 55 min · 1,632 flights
- Mondays74% on time · p90 60 min · 1,646 flights
- Sundays70% on time · p90 70 min · 1,619 flights
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