Historical on-time performance
Detroit to Elmira
332 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DTW–ELM arrive on time 77% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate77%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay65 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.8%of scheduled flights
based on 855 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9065 minCancel0.8%Flights855
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline78%
- Weather15%
- Air traffic (NAS)7%
- Late aircraft0%
- 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 → ELM
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Overnights are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 83% on time.
- Overnights83% on time · p90 35 min · 1,014 flights
- Afternoons77% on time · p90 60 min · 424 flights
- Middays76% on time · p90 65 min · 792 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 76% to 86% on time.
- Saturdays86% on time · p90 35 min · 305 flights
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 45 min · 328 flights
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 50 min · 330 flights
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 70 min · 323 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 45 min · 325 flights
- Mondays77% on time · p90 60 min · 331 flights
- Sundays76% on time · p90 65 min · 329 flights
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