Historical on-time performance
West Palm Beach to Detroit
1,087 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PBI–DTW arrive on time 73% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate73%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.3%of scheduled flights
based on 475 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesOn-time73%Medianon timep9045 minCancel1.3%Flights475
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline30%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)22%
- Late aircraft47%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline100%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 6 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 PBI → DTW
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Middays are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 78% on time.
- Middays78% on time · p90 35 min · 493 flights
- Afternoons69% on time · p90 70 min · 588 flights
- Evenings66% on time · p90 90 min · 225 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 63% to 79% on time.
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 179 flights · limited
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 60 min · 205 flights
- Tuesdays75% on time · p90 60 min · 179 flights · limited
- Mondays74% on time · p90 65 min · 194 flights · limited
- Fridays73% on time · p90 45 min · 204 flights
- Sundays67% on time · p90 65 min · 202 flights
- Thursdays63% on time · p90 80 min · 193 flights · limited
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