Historical on-time performance
South Bend to Detroit
157 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SBN–DTW arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate78%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay85 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.1%of scheduled flights
based on 703 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time78%Medianon timep9085 minCancel1.1%Flights703
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline77%
- Weather15%
- Air traffic (NAS)8%
- 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 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 SBN → 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 77% to 79% on time.
- Mornings79% on time · p90 65 min · 1,002 flights
- Afternoons77% on time · p90 85 min · 339 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 69% to 83% on time.
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 45 min · 192 flights · limited
- Thursdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 191 flights · limited
- Sundays82% on time · p90 55 min · 192 flights · limited
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 75 min · 192 flights · limited
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 100 min · 192 flights · limited
- Fridays76% on time · p90 90 min · 191 flights · limited
- Mondays69% on time · p90 125 min · 192 flights · limited
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