Historical on-time performance
Detroit to South Bend
157 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DTW–SBN arrive on time 68% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate68%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay110 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.1%of scheduled flights
based on 704 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time68%Medianon timep90110 minCancel1.1%Flights704
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline71%
- Weather21%
- Air traffic (NAS)8%
- Late aircraft0%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline13%
- Weather88%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 8 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 → SBN
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 61% to 77% on time.
- Middays77% on time · p90 60 min · 339 flights
- Overnights71% on time · p90 85 min · 327 flights
- Evenings61% on time · p90 110 min · 619 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 62% to 76% on time.
- Saturdays76% on time · p90 55 min · 193 flights · limited
- Wednesdays72% on time · p90 75 min · 192 flights · limited
- Thursdays71% on time · p90 75 min · 191 flights · limited
- Tuesdays69% on time · p90 95 min · 192 flights · limited
- Fridays63% on time · p90 105 min · 191 flights · limited
- Sundays62% on time · p90 115 min · 194 flights · limited
- Mondays62% on time · p90 110 min · 192 flights · limited
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