Historical on-time performance
Detroit to Lansing
74 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DTW–LAN arrive on time 74% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate74%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay75 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.9%of scheduled flights
based on 910 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time74%Medianon timep9075 minCancel0.9%Flights910
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline72%
- Weather19%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Late aircraft0%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather88%
- Air traffic (NAS)13%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 8 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 → LAN
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 68% to 81% on time.
- Middays81% on time · p90 55 min · 1,040 flights
- Overnights79% on time · p90 55 min · 1,032 flights
- Afternoons68% on time · p90 85 min · 682 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 72% to 84% on time.
- Saturdays84% on time · p90 30 min · 316 flights
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 55 min · 418 flights
- Mondays78% on time · p90 65 min · 419 flights
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 75 min · 419 flights
- Wednesdays75% on time · p90 55 min · 419 flights
- Fridays75% on time · p90 80 min · 418 flights
- Sundays72% on time · p90 70 min · 407 flights
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