Historical on-time performance
Detroit to Providence
615 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DTW–PVD arrive on time 77% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate77%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.0%of scheduled flights
based on 526 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesbestOn-time90%Medianon timep9010 minCancel3.3%Flights30
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time76%Medianon timep9060 minCancel0.8%Flights496
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline68%
- Weather23%
- 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 → PVD
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 85% on time.
- Middays85% on time · p90 25 min · 363 flights
- Afternoons81% on time · p90 40 min · 876 flights
- Overnights76% on time · p90 50 min · 944 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 85% on time.
- Tuesdays85% on time · p90 35 min · 317 flights
- Saturdays84% on time · p90 40 min · 288 flights
- Thursdays81% on time · p90 45 min · 312 flights
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 316 flights
- Mondays80% on time · p90 45 min · 323 flights
- Fridays78% on time · p90 55 min · 312 flights
- Sundays71% on time · p90 50 min · 317 flights
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