Historical on-time performance
Detroit to Windsor Locks
548 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DTW–BDL arrive on time 81% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate81%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.9%of scheduled flights
based on 1,251 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- Delta Air LinesOn-time82%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.9%Flights1,190
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9045 minCancel0.0%Flights61
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline52%
- Weather10%
- Air traffic (NAS)15%
- Late aircraft22%
- 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 → BDL
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 — 90% on time.
- Mornings90% on time · p90 10 min · 490 flights
- Middays86% on time · p90 30 min · 1,119 flights
- Afternoons84% on time · p90 25 min · 1,049 flights
- Overnights76% on time · p90 45 min · 1,123 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 80% to 86% on time.
- Tuesdays86% on time · p90 25 min · 556 flights
- Wednesdays85% on time · p90 30 min · 559 flights
- Thursdays84% on time · p90 35 min · 558 flights
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 35 min · 434 flights
- Mondays82% on time · p90 40 min · 563 flights
- Sundays80% on time · p90 35 min · 551 flights
- Fridays80% on time · p90 35 min · 561 flights
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