Historical on-time performance
Detroit to Alpena
198 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DTW–APN arrive on time 82% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate82%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled4.1%of scheduled flights
based on 628 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time82%Medianon timep9035 minCancel4.1%Flights628
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline86%
- Weather7%
- Air traffic (NAS)7%
- 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 DTW → APN
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 62% to 81% on time.
- Afternoons81% on time · p90 35 min · 687 flights
- Mornings80% on time · p90 40 min · 256 flights
- Middays79% on time · p90 45 min · 612 flights
- Evenings62% on time · p90 170 min · 61 flights · limited
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 35 min · 152 flights · limited
- Saturdays82% on time · p90 25 min · 250 flights
- Sundays79% on time · p90 40 min · 268 flights
- Fridays79% on time · p90 45 min · 272 flights
- Mondays79% on time · p90 40 min · 267 flights
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 75 min · 266 flights
- Tuesdays75% on time · p90 70 min · 141 flights · limited
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