Historical on-time performance
Detroit to Fort Wayne
128 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DTW–FWA arrive on time 70% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate70%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay95 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.6%of scheduled flights
based on 695 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time70%Medianon timep9095 minCancel0.6%Flights695
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline67%
- Weather23%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- 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 4 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 → FWA
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 67% to 77% on time.
- Middays77% on time · p90 60 min · 329 flights
- Overnights71% on time · p90 90 min · 257 flights
- Evenings67% on time · p90 95 min · 428 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 60% to 79% on time.
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 50 min · 150 flights · limited
- Saturdays77% on time · p90 70 min · 145 flights · limited
- Tuesdays75% on time · p90 80 min · 150 flights · limited
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 65 min · 148 flights · limited
- Fridays69% on time · p90 105 min · 147 flights · limited
- Mondays64% on time · p90 95 min · 150 flights · limited
- Sundays60% on time · p90 105 min · 146 flights · limited
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