Historical on-time performance
Providence to Detroit
Flights on PVD–DTW arrive on time 75% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 603 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Not enough comparable data to name a most-on-time carrier — low-data carriers aren't ranked.
- Delta Air LinesOn-time83%Medianon timep9015 minCancel3.3%Flights30
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time74%Medianon timep9075 minCancel2.4%Flights573
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline74%
- Weather18%
- Air traffic (NAS)8%
- Late aircraft1%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline13%
- Weather80%
- Air traffic (NAS)7%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 15 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 PVD → 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 70% to 85% on time.
- Mornings85% on time · p90 20 min · 952 flights
- Middays83% on time · p90 45 min · 282 flights
- Evenings80% on time · p90 55 min · 590 flights
- Afternoons70% on time · p90 90 min · 326 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 76% to 84% on time.
- Thursdays84% on time · p90 40 min · 308 flights
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 50 min · 313 flights
- Saturdays82% on time · p90 35 min · 278 flights
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 45 min · 314 flights
- Mondays81% on time · p90 30 min · 318 flights
- Fridays79% on time · p90 60 min · 307 flights
- Sundays76% on time · p90 70 min · 312 flights
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