Historical on-time performance
Richmond to Detroit
Flights on RIC–DTW arrive on time 84% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 464 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.
- Republic AirwaysOn-time90%Medianon timep9010 minCancel0.0%Flights61
- Delta Air LinesOn-time90%Medianon timep905 minCancel1.9%Flights215
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time74%Medianon timep9075 minCancel0.5%Flights188
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline68%
- Weather12%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Late aircraft11%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline20%
- Weather40%
- Air traffic (NAS)40%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 5 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 RIC → DTW
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 90% on time.
- Mornings90% on time · p90 10 min · 901 flights
- Middays84% on time · p90 35 min · 951 flights
- Evenings75% on time · p90 70 min · 686 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 80% to 86% on time.
- Tuesdays86% on time · p90 40 min · 374 flights
- Thursdays86% on time · p90 30 min · 387 flights
- Wednesdays85% on time · p90 30 min · 374 flights
- Fridays84% on time · p90 30 min · 376 flights
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 277 flights
- Sundays80% on time · p90 45 min · 378 flights
- Mondays80% on time · p90 45 min · 376 flights
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