Historical on-time performance
Indianapolis to Detroit
Flights on IND–DTW arrive on time 77% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 698 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Not enough comparable data to name a most-on-time carrier — low-data carriers aren't ranked.
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9065 minCancel1.7%Flights664
- Republic AirwaysOn-time68%Medianon timep9055 minCancel0.0%Flights34
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline63%
- Weather27%
- Air traffic (NAS)8%
- Late aircraft1%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline18%
- Weather64%
- Air traffic (NAS)18%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 11 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 IND → 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 77% to 90% on time.
- Mornings90% on time · p90 10 min · 727 flights
- Middays88% on time · p90 25 min · 952 flights
- Afternoons82% on time · p90 40 min · 898 flights
- Evenings77% on time · p90 60 min · 790 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 80% to 88% on time.
- Wednesdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 480 flights
- Tuesdays86% on time · p90 25 min · 481 flights
- Saturdays86% on time · p90 25 min · 451 flights
- Thursdays83% on time · p90 35 min · 487 flights
- Fridays83% on time · p90 40 min · 491 flights
- Sundays82% on time · p90 45 min · 489 flights
- Mondays80% on time · p90 45 min · 488 flights
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