Historical on-time performance
Detroit to Escanaba
306 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DTW–ESC arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate78%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled6.5%of scheduled flights
based on 337 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time78%Medianon timep9030 minCancel6.5%Flights337
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline70%
- Weather26%
- Air traffic (NAS)3%
- Late aircraft0%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather100%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 22 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 → ESC
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 77% to 85% on time.
- Middays85% on time · p90 30 min · 204 flights
- Afternoons79% on time · p90 75 min · 200 flights
- Overnights77% on time · p90 30 min · 542 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 86% on time.
- Tuesdays86% on time · p90 15 min · 108 flights · limited
- Wednesdays84% on time · p90 20 min · 140 flights · limited
- Thursdays83% on time · p90 40 min · 155 flights · limited
- Mondays80% on time · p90 50 min · 155 flights · limited
- Saturdays79% on time · p90 25 min · 126 flights · limited
- Fridays77% on time · p90 30 min · 157 flights · limited
- Sundays73% on time · p90 105 min · 156 flights · limited
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