Historical on-time performance
Rochester to Detroit
296 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ROC–DTW arrive on time 81% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate81%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay55 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.3%of scheduled flights
based on 347 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time81%Medianon timep9055 minCancel2.3%Flights347
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline68%
- Weather20%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Late aircraft0%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline13%
- Weather25%
- Air traffic (NAS)63%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS). Shares are among 8 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 ROC → 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 — 89% on time.
- Mornings89% on time · p90 15 min · 779 flights
- Middays83% on time · p90 45 min · 1,259 flights
- Evenings78% on time · p90 45 min · 641 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 80% to 88% on time.
- Saturdays88% on time · p90 25 min · 318 flights
- Wednesdays87% on time · p90 25 min · 388 flights
- Mondays84% on time · p90 45 min · 399 flights
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 30 min · 390 flights
- Thursdays82% on time · p90 50 min · 396 flights
- Fridays81% on time · p90 40 min · 396 flights
- Sundays80% on time · p90 60 min · 392 flights
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