Historical on-time performance
Detroit to Cleveland
95 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DTW–CLE arrive on time 74% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate74%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay55 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.7%of scheduled flights
based on 734 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time74%Medianon timep9055 minCancel0.7%Flights734
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline78%
- Weather13%
- Air traffic (NAS)8%
- 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 → CLE
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 — 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 20 min · 756 flights
- Middays80% on time · p90 45 min · 936 flights
- Overnights79% on time · p90 40 min · 859 flights
- Afternoons78% on time · p90 50 min · 928 flights
- Evenings75% on time · p90 80 min · 135 flights · limited
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 · 489 flights
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 40 min · 518 flights
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 35 min · 516 flights
- Thursdays81% on time · p90 40 min · 516 flights
- Fridays80% on time · p90 40 min · 528 flights
- Mondays79% on time · p90 55 min · 527 flights
- Sundays77% on time · p90 60 min · 520 flights
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