Historical on-time performance
Detroit to New York
508 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DTW–JFK arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate79%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.0%of scheduled flights
based on 978 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9060 minCancel1.7%Flights653
- JetBlue AirwaysbestOn-time82%Medianon timep9030 minCancel2.8%Flights325
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline37%
- Weather7%
- Air traffic (NAS)43%
- Late aircraft13%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly DTW → JFK
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 86% on time.
- Mornings86% on time · p90 20 min · 1,415 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 40 min · 1,453 flights
- Afternoons71% on time · p90 70 min · 999 flights
- Overnights70% on time · p90 65 min · 695 flights
- Evenings62% on time · p90 90 min · 699 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 72% to 80% on time.
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 40 min · 755 flights
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 50 min · 755 flights
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 50 min · 750 flights
- Saturdays77% on time · p90 55 min · 733 flights
- Fridays75% on time · p90 55 min · 752 flights
- Mondays75% on time · p90 50 min · 758 flights
- Sundays72% on time · p90 70 min · 758 flights
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