Historical on-time performance
Detroit to Traverse City
207 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DTW–TVC arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate76%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay55 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.8%of scheduled flights
based on 1,006 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- Delta Air LinesOn-time74%Medianon timep9050 minCancel0.3%Flights324
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time78%Medianon timep9055 minCancel1.0%Flights682
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline68%
- Weather13%
- 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 → TVC
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 91% on time.
- Mornings91% on time · p90 10 min · 272 flights
- Evenings80% on time · p90 35 min · 80 flights · limited
- Middays80% on time · p90 45 min · 997 flights
- Afternoons78% on time · p90 60 min · 970 flights
- Overnights78% on time · p90 50 min · 1,090 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 75% to 85% on time.
- Tuesdays85% on time · p90 35 min · 488 flights
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 462 flights
- Sundays79% on time · p90 50 min · 488 flights
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 50 min · 489 flights
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 55 min · 494 flights
- Mondays78% on time · p90 50 min · 498 flights
- Fridays75% on time · p90 75 min · 490 flights
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