Historical on-time performance
Detroit to Pittsburgh
201 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DTW–PIT arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate79%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.2%of scheduled flights
based on 892 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-time84%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.7%Flights295
- Delta Air LinesOn-time86%Medianon timep9050 minCancel0.0%Flights49
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time76%Medianon timep9055 minCancel0.0%Flights548
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline72%
- Weather11%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Late aircraft7%
- 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 → PIT
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 89% on time.
- Mornings89% on time · p90 15 min · 782 flights
- Middays84% on time · p90 30 min · 1,064 flights
- Evenings80% on time · p90 60 min · 272 flights
- Overnights79% on time · p90 50 min · 997 flights
- Afternoons76% on time · p90 45 min · 665 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 78% to 88% on time.
- Tuesdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 552 flights
- Saturdays85% on time · p90 25 min · 479 flights
- Wednesdays83% on time · p90 35 min · 554 flights
- Thursdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 547 flights
- Mondays80% on time · p90 50 min · 553 flights
- Fridays79% on time · p90 40 min · 547 flights
- Sundays78% on time · p90 55 min · 548 flights
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