Historical on-time performance
Detroit to Columbus
155 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DTW–CMH arrive on time 80% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate80%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.8%of scheduled flights
based on 1,339 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysbestOn-time84%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.4%Flights825
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time73%Medianon timep9080 minCancel1.6%Flights514
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline70%
- Weather10%
- Air traffic (NAS)8%
- Late aircraft12%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline9%
- Weather73%
- Air traffic (NAS)18%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 11 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 → CMH
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 — 90% on time.
- Mornings90% on time · p90 10 min · 795 flights
- Middays84% on time · p90 40 min · 1,102 flights
- Overnights83% on time · p90 30 min · 1,015 flights
- Afternoons79% on time · p90 35 min · 923 flights
- Evenings75% on time · p90 80 min · 405 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 78% to 88% on time.
- Saturdays88% on time · p90 20 min · 535 flights
- Tuesdays85% on time · p90 30 min · 612 flights
- Wednesdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 613 flights
- Thursdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 619 flights
- Fridays83% on time · p90 30 min · 626 flights
- Mondays81% on time · p90 50 min · 621 flights
- Sundays78% on time · p90 60 min · 614 flights
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