Historical on-time performance
Minneapolis to Detroit
528 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MSP–DTW arrive on time 81% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate81%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.5%of scheduled flights
based on 1,883 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesOn-time81%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.5%Flights1,883
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline61%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)18%
- Late aircraft16%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline40%
- Weather60%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 10 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 MSP → 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 70% to 91% on time.
- Mornings91% on time · p90 10 min · 2,583 flights
- Middays89% on time · p90 15 min · 1,331 flights
- Afternoons81% on time · p90 35 min · 1,203 flights
- Overnights71% on time · p90 45 min · 313 flights
- Evenings70% on time · p90 65 min · 1,075 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 82% to 86% on time.
- Wednesdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 899 flights
- Tuesdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 896 flights
- Fridays85% on time · p90 25 min · 955 flights
- Saturdays84% on time · p90 30 min · 891 flights
- Thursdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 950 flights
- Mondays83% on time · p90 30 min · 953 flights
- Sundays82% on time · p90 30 min · 961 flights
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