Historical on-time performance
Detroit to Dallas-Fort Worth
Flights on DTW–DFW arrive on time 74% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 3,280 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.
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time79%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.9%Flights215
- American AirlinesOn-time74%Medianon timep9050 minCancel2.6%Flights1,629
- Delta Air LinesOn-time74%Medianon timep9045 minCancel1.7%Flights1,406
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time70%Medianon timep9070 minCancel3.3%Flights30
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline36%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)24%
- Late aircraft37%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline30%
- Weather66%
- Air traffic (NAS)4%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 70 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 → DFW
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 64% to 80% on time.
- Mornings80% on time · p90 30 min · 3,483 flights
- Middays79% on time · p90 35 min · 2,332 flights
- Afternoons70% on time · p90 60 min · 2,077 flights
- Evenings66% on time · p90 75 min · 1,773 flights
- Overnights64% on time · p90 75 min · 1,276 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 70% to 78% on time.
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 1,460 flights
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 45 min · 1,513 flights
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 45 min · 1,410 flights
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 50 min · 1,631 flights
- Fridays73% on time · p90 50 min · 1,660 flights
- Mondays72% on time · p90 60 min · 1,648 flights
- Sundays70% on time · p90 65 min · 1,619 flights
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