Historical on-time performance
Kansas City to Detroit
629 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MCI–DTW arrive on time 87% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate87%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay20 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.9%of scheduled flights
based on 1,330 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesOn-time87%Medianon timep9020 minCancel0.9%Flights1,330
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline38%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)5%
- Late aircraft53%
- 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 MCI → DTW
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 84% to 92% on time.
- Mornings92% on time · p90 5 min · 1,099 flights
- Middays90% on time · p90 10 min · 1,121 flights
- Afternoons87% on time · p90 25 min · 750 flights
- Evenings84% on time · p90 30 min · 1,057 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 87% to 91% on time.
- Saturdays91% on time · p90 5 min · 464 flights
- Fridays89% on time · p90 15 min · 585 flights
- Tuesdays89% on time · p90 15 min · 593 flights
- Wednesdays89% on time · p90 15 min · 590 flights
- Mondays88% on time · p90 15 min · 592 flights
- Thursdays87% on time · p90 30 min · 613 flights
- Sundays87% on time · p90 25 min · 604 flights
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