Historical on-time performance
Detroit to Cleveland
95 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DTW–CLE arrive on time 72% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate72%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay75 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.6%of scheduled flights
based on 906 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time72%Medianon timep9075 minCancel0.6%Flights906
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline77%
- Weather14%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Late aircraft0%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline20%
- Weather60%
- Air traffic (NAS)20%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 5 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 → CLE
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
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 · 703 flights
- Middays78% on time · p90 50 min · 926 flights
- Afternoons78% on time · p90 55 min · 862 flights
- Overnights77% on time · p90 50 min · 755 flights
- Evenings69% on time · p90 80 min · 212 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 83% on time.
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 464 flights
- Wednesdays81% on time · p90 40 min · 497 flights
- Thursdays81% on time · p90 45 min · 496 flights
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 45 min · 498 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 50 min · 508 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 65 min · 502 flights
- Sundays74% on time · p90 70 min · 493 flights
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