Historical on-time performance
Detroit to Elmira
332 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DTW–ELM arrive on time 75% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate75%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay70 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.3%of scheduled flights
based on 905 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time75%Medianon timep9070 minCancel1.3%Flights905
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline77%
- Weather17%
- Air traffic (NAS)6%
- Late aircraft0%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather58%
- Air traffic (NAS)42%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 12 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 → ELM
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 75% to 80% on time.
- Overnights80% on time · p90 40 min · 1,013 flights
- Middays77% on time · p90 65 min · 698 flights
- Afternoons75% on time · p90 60 min · 572 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 85% on time.
- Saturdays85% on time · p90 35 min · 312 flights
- Wednesdays81% on time · p90 45 min · 334 flights
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 75 min · 332 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 45 min · 335 flights
- Tuesdays76% on time · p90 60 min · 336 flights
- Sundays75% on time · p90 65 min · 338 flights
- Mondays74% on time · p90 70 min · 337 flights
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