Historical on-time performance
Jacksonville to Detroit
814 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on JAX–DTW arrive on time 85% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate85%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay25 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.9%of scheduled flights
based on 628 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesOn-time85%Medianon timep9025 minCancel1.9%Flights628
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline32%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)5%
- Late aircraft59%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline100%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 12 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 JAX → 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 — 85% on time.
- Middays85% on time · p90 25 min · 1,057 flights
- Evenings78% on time · p90 40 min · 558 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 79% to 90% on time.
- Tuesdays90% on time · p90 10 min · 196 flights · limited
- Fridays86% on time · p90 20 min · 273 flights
- Saturdays86% on time · p90 25 min · 214 flights
- Wednesdays84% on time · p90 30 min · 198 flights · limited
- Thursdays83% on time · p90 35 min · 270 flights
- Mondays79% on time · p90 35 min · 277 flights
- Sundays79% on time · p90 40 min · 270 flights
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