Historical on-time performance
Lansing to Detroit
74 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on LAN–DTW arrive on time 75% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate75%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay80 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.8%of scheduled flights
based on 911 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time75%Medianon timep9080 minCancel0.8%Flights911
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline72%
- Weather20%
- Air traffic (NAS)8%
- Late aircraft0%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather86%
- Air traffic (NAS)14%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 7 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 LAN → 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 72% to 84% on time.
- Mornings84% on time · p90 30 min · 1,048 flights
- Afternoons82% on time · p90 45 min · 205 flights
- Middays78% on time · p90 65 min · 835 flights
- Evenings72% on time · p90 85 min · 729 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 76% to 82% on time.
- Saturdays82% on time · p90 35 min · 317 flights
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 45 min · 420 flights
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 50 min · 418 flights
- Mondays79% on time · p90 60 min · 418 flights
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 55 min · 419 flights
- Sundays77% on time · p90 50 min · 407 flights
- Fridays76% on time · p90 95 min · 418 flights
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