Historical on-time performance
Detroit to Harrisburg
370 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DTW–MDT arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate78%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay65 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.4%of scheduled flights
based on 294 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time78%Medianon timep9065 minCancel1.4%Flights294
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline80%
- Weather13%
- Air traffic (NAS)8%
- 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 → MDT
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 78% to 84% on time.
- Middays84% on time · p90 35 min · 491 flights
- Overnights82% on time · p90 35 min · 287 flights
- Afternoons78% on time · p90 50 min · 537 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 77% to 84% on time.
- Wednesdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 188 flights · limited
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 186 flights · limited
- Saturdays84% on time · p90 20 min · 153 flights · limited
- Mondays81% on time · p90 55 min · 199 flights · limited
- Fridays79% on time · p90 40 min · 199 flights · limited
- Sundays79% on time · p90 55 min · 196 flights · limited
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 40 min · 195 flights · limited
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