Historical on-time performance
Detroit to Richmond
456 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DTW–RIC arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate79%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay65 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.3%of scheduled flights
based on 557 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesbestOn-time84%Medianon timep9045 minCancel1.5%Flights266
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time74%Medianon timep9085 minCancel1.0%Flights291
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline64%
- Weather16%
- Air traffic (NAS)8%
- Late aircraft11%
- 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 → RIC
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Middays are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 85% on time.
- Middays85% on time · p90 25 min · 954 flights
- Overnights80% on time · p90 40 min · 948 flights
- Afternoons78% on time · p90 45 min · 799 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 79% to 86% on time.
- Saturdays86% on time · p90 25 min · 301 flights
- Wednesdays84% on time · p90 35 min · 397 flights
- Thursdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 412 flights
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 401 flights
- Mondays79% on time · p90 40 min · 403 flights
- Fridays79% on time · p90 45 min · 401 flights
- Sundays79% on time · p90 55 min · 402 flights
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