Historical on-time performance
Phoenix to Detroit
Flights on PHX–DTW arrive on time 81% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 2,147 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesbestOn-time84%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.6%Flights1,335
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time80%Medianon timep9020 minCancel0.0%Flights30
- American AirlinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9045 minCancel0.8%Flights628
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time69%Medianon timep9060 minCancel1.9%Flights154
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline36%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- Late aircraft52%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline75%
- Weather25%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 16 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 PHX → 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 69% to 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 15 min · 2,196 flights
- Middays85% on time · p90 25 min · 1,671 flights
- Overnights80% on time · p90 30 min · 1,393 flights
- Afternoons78% on time · p90 40 min · 1,496 flights
- Evenings69% on time · p90 60 min · 182 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 80% to 87% on time.
- Tuesdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 900 flights
- Thursdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 1,032 flights
- Wednesdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 927 flights
- Saturdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 1,050 flights
- Mondays82% on time · p90 35 min · 1,011 flights
- Fridays81% on time · p90 35 min · 1,015 flights
- Sundays80% on time · p90 40 min · 1,053 flights
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