Historical on-time performance
New York to Detroit
508 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on JFK–DTW arrive on time 72% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate72%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay80 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.9%of scheduled flights
based on 977 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesbestOn-time76%Medianon timep9070 minCancel1.4%Flights652
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time64%Medianon timep9090 minCancel3.1%Flights325
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline38%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)17%
- Late aircraft44%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly JFK → DTW
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 88% on time.
- Mornings88% on time · p90 15 min · 1,025 flights
- Middays80% on time · p90 40 min · 1,236 flights
- Afternoons76% on time · p90 65 min · 1,064 flights
- Evenings67% on time · p90 100 min · 1,359 flights
- Overnights54% on time · p90 110 min · 580 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 70% to 78% on time.
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 65 min · 756 flights
- Tuesdays77% on time · p90 55 min · 754 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 65 min · 761 flights
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 65 min · 748 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 65 min · 755 flights
- Saturdays72% on time · p90 75 min · 729 flights
- Sundays70% on time · p90 80 min · 761 flights
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