Historical on-time performance
Detroit to Austin
1,149 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DTW–AUS arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate76%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.5%of scheduled flights
based on 1,276 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesOn-time76%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.5%Flights1,276
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline44%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)36%
- Late aircraft16%
- 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 → AUS
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 84% on time.
- Mornings84% on time · p90 20 min · 1,143 flights
- Middays76% on time · p90 35 min · 904 flights
- Overnights73% on time · p90 50 min · 848 flights
- Evenings72% on time · p90 45 min · 232 flights
- Afternoons69% on time · p90 50 min · 976 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 81% on time.
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 594 flights
- Saturdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 472 flights
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 35 min · 594 flights
- Fridays75% on time · p90 50 min · 615 flights
- Mondays75% on time · p90 40 min · 617 flights
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 45 min · 605 flights
- Sundays71% on time · p90 50 min · 606 flights
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