Historical on-time performance
Detroit to Appleton
296 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DTW–ATW arrive on time 73% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate73%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay95 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.4%of scheduled flights
based on 993 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time73%Medianon timep9095 minCancel1.4%Flights993
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline74%
- Weather16%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Late aircraft0%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline7%
- Weather64%
- Air traffic (NAS)29%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 14 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 → ATW
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 67% to 82% on time.
- Middays82% on time · p90 50 min · 704 flights
- Afternoons80% on time · p90 50 min · 682 flights
- Overnights78% on time · p90 70 min · 972 flights
- Evenings67% on time · p90 110 min · 320 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 84% on time.
- Saturdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 366 flights
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 55 min · 394 flights
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 60 min · 396 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 80 min · 396 flights
- Sundays76% on time · p90 80 min · 393 flights
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 80 min · 391 flights
- Mondays74% on time · p90 75 min · 397 flights
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