Historical on-time performance
Detroit to Harrisburg
370 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DTW–MDT arrive on time 71% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate71%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay100 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.6%of scheduled flights
based on 229 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time71%Medianon timep90100 minCancel2.6%Flights229
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline78%
- Weather14%
- Air traffic (NAS)8%
- Late aircraft0%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather83%
- Air traffic (NAS)17%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 6 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 → MDT
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 78% to 81% on time.
- Middays81% on time · p90 35 min · 354 flights
- Overnights78% on time · p90 45 min · 354 flights
- Afternoons78% on time · p90 55 min · 572 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 75% to 82% on time.
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 178 flights · limited
- Saturdays82% on time · p90 25 min · 149 flights · limited
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 40 min · 176 flights · limited
- Mondays79% on time · p90 60 min · 194 flights · limited
- Fridays78% on time · p90 50 min · 198 flights · limited
- Sundays76% on time · p90 65 min · 192 flights · limited
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 45 min · 194 flights · limited
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