Historical on-time performance
Fort Wayne to Detroit
128 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on FWA–DTW arrive on time 80% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate80%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.6%of scheduled flights
based on 695 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 timep9060 minCancel0.6%Flights695
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline68%
- Weather22%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Late aircraft0%
- Security1%
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 4 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 FWA → DTW
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 78% to 79% on time.
- Mornings79% on time · p90 55 min · 701 flights
- Afternoons78% on time · p90 65 min · 330 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 75% to 89% on time.
- Wednesdays89% on time · p90 20 min · 150 flights · limited
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 50 min · 150 flights · limited
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 50 min · 149 flights · limited
- Mondays77% on time · p90 95 min · 149 flights · limited
- Fridays76% on time · p90 65 min · 146 flights · limited
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 65 min · 145 flights · limited
- Sundays75% on time · p90 85 min · 146 flights · limited
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