Historical on-time performance
Pellston to Detroit
243 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PLN–DTW arrive on time 71% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate71%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay65 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled13.9%of scheduled flights
based on 662 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time71%Medianon timep9065 minCancel13.9%Flights662
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline81%
- Weather14%
- Air traffic (NAS)5%
- Late aircraft0%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather100%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 92 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 PLN → 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 73% to 86% on time.
- Mornings86% on time · p90 25 min · 393 flights
- Middays84% on time · p90 30 min · 509 flights
- Evenings74% on time · p90 65 min · 818 flights
- Afternoons73% on time · p90 65 min · 504 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 84% on time.
- Saturdays84% on time · p90 30 min · 353 flights
- Fridays79% on time · p90 40 min · 357 flights
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 45 min · 350 flights
- Mondays78% on time · p90 45 min · 352 flights
- Wednesdays77% on time · p90 65 min · 230 flights
- Tuesdays77% on time · p90 70 min · 233 flights
- Sundays74% on time · p90 85 min · 352 flights
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