Historical on-time performance
Detroit to Columbus
155 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DTW–CMH arrive on time 85% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate85%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.4%of scheduled flights
based on 1,359 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysbestOn-time88%Medianon timep9020 minCancel0.3%Flights951
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time78%Medianon timep9060 minCancel0.5%Flights408
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline76%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- Late aircraft11%
- 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 → CMH
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 — 91% on time.
- Mornings91% on time · p90 10 min · 778 flights
- Middays87% on time · p90 25 min · 1,185 flights
- Overnights86% on time · p90 20 min · 1,085 flights
- Afternoons79% on time · p90 45 min · 936 flights
- Evenings73% on time · p90 80 min · 260 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 80% to 88% on time.
- Saturdays88% on time · p90 20 min · 536 flights
- Tuesdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 617 flights
- Wednesdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 617 flights
- Thursdays85% on time · p90 25 min · 614 flights
- Fridays84% on time · p90 30 min · 621 flights
- Mondays84% on time · p90 35 min · 627 flights
- Sundays80% on time · p90 50 min · 612 flights
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