Historical on-time performance
Detroit to Appleton
297 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DTW–ATW arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate78%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay70 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.7%of scheduled flights
based on 985 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 timep9070 minCancel0.7%Flights985
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline75%
- Weather15%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- 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 → ATW
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 71% to 82% on time.
- Middays82% on time · p90 55 min · 595 flights
- Overnights81% on time · p90 50 min · 926 flights
- Afternoons81% on time · p90 45 min · 830 flights
- Evenings71% on time · p90 100 min · 237 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 77% to 84% on time.
- Saturdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 346 flights
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 40 min · 377 flights
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 40 min · 379 flights
- Sundays80% on time · p90 75 min · 375 flights
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 65 min · 370 flights
- Fridays79% on time · p90 70 min · 374 flights
- Mondays77% on time · p90 60 min · 380 flights
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