Historical on-time performance
Detroit to Chicago
Flights on DTW–ORD arrive on time 69% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 5,742 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.
- Republic AirwaysOn-time77%Medianon timep9045 minCancel4.0%Flights580
- Envoy AirOn-time73%Medianon timep9060 minCancel3.2%Flights729
- Delta Air LinesOn-time70%Medianon timep9075 minCancel1.9%Flights1,313
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time67%Medianon timep9085 minCancel2.9%Flights2,383
- United AirlinesOn-time67%Medianon timep9055 minCancel1.4%Flights737
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline42%
- Weather7%
- Air traffic (NAS)28%
- Late aircraft22%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline12%
- Weather59%
- Air traffic (NAS)29%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 151 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 → ORD
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 60% to 82% on time.
- Mornings82% on time · p90 30 min · 6,600 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 40 min · 3,779 flights
- Afternoons76% on time · p90 55 min · 2,332 flights
- Overnights73% on time · p90 60 min · 1,132 flights
- Evenings60% on time · p90 95 min · 2,908 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 79% on time.
- Saturdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 2,118 flights
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 45 min · 2,401 flights
- Tuesdays77% on time · p90 50 min · 2,376 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 55 min · 2,487 flights
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 45 min · 2,456 flights
- Sundays75% on time · p90 60 min · 2,423 flights
- Fridays73% on time · p90 60 min · 2,492 flights
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