Historical on-time performance
Detroit to Richmond
Flights on DTW–RIC arrive on time 81% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 465 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Not enough comparable data to name a most-on-time carrier — low-data carriers aren't ranked.
- Republic AirwaysOn-time90%Medianon timep9010 minCancel0.0%Flights61
- Delta Air LinesOn-time83%Medianon timep9045 minCancel1.9%Flights215
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9070 minCancel0.5%Flights189
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline68%
- Weather8%
- Air traffic (NAS)8%
- Late aircraft16%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline20%
- Weather40%
- Air traffic (NAS)40%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 5 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 → RIC
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Middays are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 85% on time.
- Middays85% on time · p90 30 min · 947 flights
- Overnights80% on time · p90 45 min · 856 flights
- Afternoons76% on time · p90 55 min · 727 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 78% to 84% on time.
- Saturdays84% on time · p90 35 min · 276 flights
- Thursdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 386 flights
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 45 min · 373 flights
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 377 flights
- Fridays80% on time · p90 50 min · 377 flights
- Mondays78% on time · p90 50 min · 376 flights
- Sundays78% on time · p90 55 min · 377 flights
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