Historical on-time performance
Detroit to Memphis
Flights on DTW–MEM arrive on time 74% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 931 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.
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time75%Medianon timep9070 minCancel1.4%Flights585
- Delta Air LinesOn-time73%Medianon timep9075 minCancel3.2%Flights346
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline62%
- Weather13%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- Late aircraft16%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline53%
- Weather37%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 19 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 → MEM
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 75% to 85% on time.
- Middays85% on time · p90 30 min · 555 flights
- Mornings83% on time · p90 25 min · 479 flights
- Afternoons79% on time · p90 50 min · 535 flights
- Overnights76% on time · p90 55 min · 721 flights
- Evenings75% on time · p90 50 min · 247 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 77% to 85% on time.
- Thursdays85% on time · p90 25 min · 389 flights
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 35 min · 350 flights
- Mondays80% on time · p90 45 min · 390 flights
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 347 flights
- Saturdays79% on time · p90 45 min · 281 flights
- Sundays78% on time · p90 55 min · 389 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 50 min · 391 flights
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