Historical on-time performance
Memphis to Detroit
610 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MEM–DTW arrive on time 81% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate81%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.0%of scheduled flights
based on 930 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesbestOn-time87%Medianon timep9015 minCancel3.2%Flights344
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time78%Medianon timep9075 minCancel1.4%Flights586
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline64%
- Weather27%
- Air traffic (NAS)7%
- Late aircraft2%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline47%
- Weather37%
- Air traffic (NAS)16%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 19 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 MEM → DTW
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 90% on time.
- Mornings90% on time · p90 10 min · 1,098 flights
- Afternoons85% on time · p90 25 min · 306 flights
- Middays84% on time · p90 30 min · 751 flights
- Evenings78% on time · p90 65 min · 381 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 83% to 88% on time.
- Tuesdays88% on time · p90 20 min · 347 flights
- Wednesdays88% on time · p90 20 min · 349 flights
- Thursdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 389 flights
- Sundays85% on time · p90 20 min · 389 flights
- Fridays85% on time · p90 35 min · 392 flights
- Saturdays85% on time · p90 25 min · 281 flights
- Mondays83% on time · p90 45 min · 389 flights
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