Historical on-time performance
Detroit to Santa Ana
1,960 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DTW–SNA arrive on time 56% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate56%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.0%of scheduled flights
based on 61 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesOn-time56%Median10 minp9060 minCancel0.0%Flights61
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline59%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)33%
- Late aircraft4%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline50%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)50%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 2 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 → SNA
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 69% to 83% on time.
- Wednesdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 154 flights · limited
- Sundays81% on time · p90 25 min · 145 flights · limited
- Mondays77% on time · p90 55 min · 154 flights · limited
- Thursdays72% on time · p90 35 min · 151 flights · limited
- Fridays69% on time · p90 55 min · 155 flights · limited
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