Historical on-time performance
Detroit to Pittsburgh
201 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DTW–PIT arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate76%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay65 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.8%of scheduled flights
based on 904 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysbestOn-time85%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.4%Flights274
- Delta Air LinesOn-time78%Medianon timep9050 minCancel2.2%Flights91
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time71%Medianon timep9085 minCancel0.7%Flights539
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline70%
- Weather17%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Late aircraft4%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline29%
- Weather57%
- Air traffic (NAS)14%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 7 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 → PIT
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 20 min · 802 flights
- Middays83% on time · p90 40 min · 1,006 flights
- Overnights79% on time · p90 50 min · 970 flights
- Evenings77% on time · p90 70 min · 311 flights
- Afternoons73% on time · p90 55 min · 612 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 76% to 86% on time.
- Tuesdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 540 flights
- Saturdays85% on time · p90 25 min · 471 flights
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 40 min · 540 flights
- Thursdays81% on time · p90 40 min · 538 flights
- Mondays77% on time · p90 60 min · 540 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 50 min · 539 flights
- Sundays76% on time · p90 60 min · 533 flights
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