Historical on-time performance
Escanaba to Detroit
306 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ESC–DTW arrive on time 80% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate80%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay25 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled6.8%of scheduled flights
based on 337 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time80%Medianon timep9025 minCancel6.8%Flights337
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline61%
- Weather36%
- Air traffic (NAS)3%
- Late aircraft0%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather100%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 23 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 ESC → DTW
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Middays are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 93% on time.
- Middays93% on time · p90 5 min · 112 flights · limited
- Evenings80% on time · p90 90 min · 218 flights
- Mornings79% on time · p90 40 min · 615 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 77% to 84% on time.
- Wednesdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 140 flights · limited
- Fridays83% on time · p90 25 min · 157 flights · limited
- Thursdays83% on time · p90 35 min · 155 flights · limited
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 65 min · 126 flights · limited
- Sundays80% on time · p90 65 min · 155 flights · limited
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 110 min · 107 flights · limited
- Mondays77% on time · p90 150 min · 156 flights · limited
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