Historical on-time performance
Pittsburgh to Detroit
Flights on PIT–DTW arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 873 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- Delta Air LinesOn-time87%Medianon timep9015 minCancel1.6%Flights61
- Republic AirwaysOn-time80%Medianon timep9050 minCancel1.5%Flights273
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time76%Medianon timep9085 minCancel0.9%Flights539
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline49%
- Weather30%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Late aircraft10%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline30%
- Weather40%
- Air traffic (NAS)30%
- 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 PIT → 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 77% to 89% on time.
- Mornings89% on time · p90 10 min · 977 flights
- Middays87% on time · p90 25 min · 925 flights
- Afternoons83% on time · p90 40 min · 678 flights
- Evenings77% on time · p90 60 min · 1,123 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 81% to 88% on time.
- Tuesdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 542 flights
- Saturdays85% on time · p90 25 min · 470 flights
- Thursdays84% on time · p90 30 min · 537 flights
- Wednesdays84% on time · p90 40 min · 542 flights
- Sundays83% on time · p90 40 min · 533 flights
- Fridays81% on time · p90 35 min · 539 flights
- Mondays81% on time · p90 50 min · 540 flights
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