Historical on-time performance
Santa Ana to Detroit
1,960 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SNA–DTW arrive on time 64% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate64%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay80 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.0%of scheduled flights
based on 61 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesOn-time64%Medianon timep9080 minCancel0.0%Flights61
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline26%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)13%
- Late aircraft60%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline75%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)25%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 4 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 SNA → DTW
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 69% to 77% on time.
- Wednesdays77% on time · p90 30 min · 154 flights · limited
- Sundays71% on time · p90 70 min · 145 flights · limited
- Fridays70% on time · p90 80 min · 155 flights · limited
- Thursdays70% on time · p90 55 min · 151 flights · limited
- Mondays69% on time · p90 55 min · 154 flights · limited
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