Historical on-time performance
Detroit to Alpena
198 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DTW–APN arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate78%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled4.6%of scheduled flights
based on 629 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time78%Medianon timep9050 minCancel4.6%Flights629
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline73%
- Weather20%
- Air traffic (NAS)7%
- Late aircraft0%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather93%
- Air traffic (NAS)7%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 29 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 DTW → APN
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 74% to 80% on time.
- Afternoons80% on time · p90 40 min · 733 flights
- Middays79% on time · p90 50 min · 552 flights
- Mornings74% on time · p90 55 min · 406 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 84% on time.
- Wednesdays84% on time · p90 15 min · 153 flights · limited
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 285 flights
- Fridays79% on time · p90 50 min · 294 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 60 min · 288 flights
- Sundays76% on time · p90 50 min · 290 flights
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 75 min · 287 flights
- Tuesdays74% on time · p90 70 min · 155 flights · limited
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