Historical on-time performance
Detroit to Memphis
610 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DTW–MEM arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate78%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.2%of scheduled flights
based on 745 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- Delta Air LinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9050 minCancel1.3%Flights374
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time78%Medianon timep9045 minCancel1.1%Flights371
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline59%
- Weather7%
- Air traffic (NAS)8%
- Late aircraft26%
- 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 → MEM
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 77% to 87% on time.
- Middays87% on time · p90 20 min · 640 flights
- Mornings85% on time · p90 20 min · 380 flights
- Afternoons82% on time · p90 35 min · 480 flights
- Evenings78% on time · p90 40 min · 318 flights
- Overnights77% on time · p90 45 min · 624 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 79% to 86% on time.
- Thursdays86% on time · p90 25 min · 371 flights
- Wednesdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 348 flights
- Mondays83% on time · p90 30 min · 376 flights
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 40 min · 258 flights
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 344 flights
- Fridays80% on time · p90 35 min · 372 flights
- Sundays79% on time · p90 45 min · 373 flights
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