Historical on-time performance
Detroit to Fort Wayne
128 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DTW–FWA arrive on time 72% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate72%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay75 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.2%of scheduled flights
based on 495 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time72%Medianon timep9075 minCancel0.2%Flights495
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline63%
- Weather27%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- 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 → FWA
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Middays are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 81% on time.
- Middays81% on time · p90 50 min · 188 flights · limited
- Overnights73% on time · p90 80 min · 221 flights
- Evenings66% on time · p90 90 min · 313 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 63% to 78% on time.
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 60 min · 108 flights · limited
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 70 min · 108 flights · limited
- Saturdays77% on time · p90 60 min · 105 flights · limited
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 70 min · 105 flights · limited
- Fridays70% on time · p90 85 min · 104 flights · limited
- Mondays66% on time · p90 85 min · 108 flights · limited
- Sundays63% on time · p90 105 min · 106 flights · limited
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