Historical on-time performance
Elmira to Detroit
332 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ELM–DTW arrive on time 82% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate82%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.5%of scheduled flights
based on 905 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time82%Medianon timep9045 minCancel1.5%Flights905
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline81%
- Weather15%
- Air traffic (NAS)4%
- Late aircraft0%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline7%
- Weather57%
- Air traffic (NAS)36%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 14 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 ELM → DTW
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 86% on time.
- Mornings86% on time · p90 30 min · 1,096 flights
- Evenings80% on time · p90 60 min · 432 flights
- Middays79% on time · p90 70 min · 238 flights
- Afternoons76% on time · p90 65 min · 558 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 79% to 84% on time.
- Saturdays84% on time · p90 30 min · 312 flights
- Wednesdays84% on time · p90 55 min · 334 flights
- Fridays82% on time · p90 65 min · 335 flights
- Mondays82% on time · p90 55 min · 337 flights
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 55 min · 336 flights
- Thursdays80% on time · p90 60 min · 332 flights
- Sundays79% on time · p90 60 min · 338 flights
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