Historical on-time performance
Pittsburgh to Detroit
201 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PIT–DTW arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate79%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.8%of scheduled flights
based on 891 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysOn-time77%Medianon timep9040 minCancel1.7%Flights294
- Delta Air LinesbestOn-time94%Medianon timep905 minCancel0.0%Flights49
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time79%Medianon timep9050 minCancel0.4%Flights548
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline55%
- Weather17%
- Air traffic (NAS)15%
- Late aircraft13%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
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 (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 80% to 91% on time.
- Mornings91% on time · p90 10 min · 1,002 flights
- Middays88% on time · p90 15 min · 964 flights
- Afternoons85% on time · p90 30 min · 685 flights
- Evenings80% on time · p90 50 min · 1,129 flights
Best day of week
Tuesdays are the most reliable day to fly this route — 91% on time.
- Tuesdays91% on time · p90 10 min · 554 flights
- Thursdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 546 flights
- Saturdays86% on time · p90 25 min · 478 flights
- Sundays85% on time · p90 30 min · 547 flights
- Wednesdays85% on time · p90 30 min · 555 flights
- Mondays84% on time · p90 30 min · 553 flights
- Fridays84% on time · p90 25 min · 547 flights
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