Historical on-time performance
Detroit to South Bend
157 miData through Dec 2025Source: 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 delay80 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.1%of scheduled flights
based on 529 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 timep9080 minCancel1.1%Flights529
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline67%
- Weather23%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- 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 → SBN
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 63% to 78% on time.
- Middays78% on time · p90 45 min · 192 flights · limited
- Afternoons76% on time · p90 50 min · 58 flights · limited
- Overnights71% on time · p90 85 min · 327 flights
- Evenings63% on time · p90 95 min · 468 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 60% to 75% on time.
- Wednesdays75% on time · p90 55 min · 150 flights · limited
- Saturdays73% on time · p90 60 min · 150 flights · limited
- Tuesdays73% on time · p90 85 min · 150 flights · limited
- Thursdays72% on time · p90 65 min · 148 flights · limited
- Fridays66% on time · p90 90 min · 148 flights · limited
- Mondays63% on time · p90 95 min · 150 flights · limited
- Sundays60% on time · p90 110 min · 151 flights · limited
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