Historical on-time performance
Detroit to Pellston
243 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DTW–PLN arrive on time 77% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate77%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled5.1%of scheduled flights
based on 671 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9040 minCancel5.1%Flights671
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline66%
- Weather25%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Late aircraft0%
- 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 → PLN
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 76% to 84% on time.
- Overnights84% on time · p90 30 min · 335 flights
- Mornings82% on time · p90 35 min · 399 flights
- Middays77% on time · p90 55 min · 550 flights
- Evenings77% on time · p90 50 min · 206 flights
- Afternoons76% on time · p90 55 min · 699 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 83% on time.
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 35 min · 335 flights
- Wednesdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 257 flights
- Fridays80% on time · p90 40 min · 343 flights
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 45 min · 340 flights
- Mondays77% on time · p90 50 min · 331 flights
- Sundays76% on time · p90 80 min · 344 flights
- Tuesdays73% on time · p90 60 min · 239 flights
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