Historical on-time performance
Traverse City to Detroit
207 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on TVC–DTW arrive on time 73% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate73%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay70 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.2%of scheduled flights
based on 1,030 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesbestOn-time81%Medianon timep9030 minCancel2.0%Flights353
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time69%Medianon timep9080 minCancel2.4%Flights677
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline61%
- Weather24%
- Air traffic (NAS)13%
- Late aircraft1%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline17%
- Weather65%
- Air traffic (NAS)17%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 23 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 TVC → 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 — 84% on time.
- Mornings84% on time · p90 25 min · 1,096 flights
- Middays79% on time · p90 55 min · 867 flights
- Afternoons77% on time · p90 55 min · 349 flights
- Evenings74% on time · p90 80 min · 1,021 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 78% to 81% on time.
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 55 min · 476 flights
- Mondays80% on time · p90 40 min · 482 flights
- Sundays80% on time · p90 50 min · 478 flights
- Fridays78% on time · p90 75 min · 478 flights
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 460 flights
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 50 min · 482 flights
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 50 min · 477 flights
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