Historical on-time performance
Detroit to Lexington KY
Flights on DTW–LEX arrive on time 75% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 609 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Not enough comparable data to name a most-on-time carrier — low-data carriers aren't ranked.
- Republic AirwaysOn-time86%Medianon timep9020 minCancel0.0%Flights154
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time71%Medianon timep9085 minCancel2.0%Flights455
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline78%
- Weather12%
- Air traffic (NAS)8%
- Late aircraft2%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather89%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 9 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 → LEX
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 63% to 84% on time.
- Afternoons84% on time · p90 35 min · 967 flights
- Mornings83% on time · p90 30 min · 356 flights
- Overnights81% on time · p90 35 min · 831 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 45 min · 159 flights · limited
- Evenings63% on time · p90 105 min · 115 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 78% to 85% on time.
- Tuesdays85% on time · p90 35 min · 347 flights
- Saturdays85% on time · p90 25 min · 307 flights
- Wednesdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 348 flights
- Thursdays83% on time · p90 35 min · 358 flights
- Mondays82% on time · p90 30 min · 356 flights
- Fridays79% on time · p90 50 min · 359 flights
- Sundays78% on time · p90 50 min · 353 flights
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