PlainFlights
DTW

Detroit, MI

Detroit, Michigan

Data coverage: 2020 — 2024

Total Flights

1,243,884

On-Time Rate

85.6%

Avg Delay

80.6 min

Delayed

179,395

Cancelled

10,829

Delay Causes

Top delay cause: Carrier

Late Aircraft 19.4%
Carrier 52.6%
NAS (National Aviation System) 18.9%
Weather 9.0%
Security 0.2%

Monthly Performance

Recent 24 months of flight data.

Period Flights Dep Delayed Arr Delayed Cancelled Diverted
Dec 2024 22,197 2,488 2,290 54 27
Nov 2024 21,971 1,397 1,352 11 12
Oct 2024 23,462 1,452 1,313 55 10
Sep 2024 22,327 1,332 1,363 31 15
Aug 2024 23,667 2,680 2,575 179 36
Jul 2024 23,502 2,986 2,955 483 31
Jun 2024 22,814 2,570 2,581 73 36
May 2024 22,589 2,179 2,167 55 43
Apr 2024 21,543 1,636 1,634 46 24
Mar 2024 21,518 1,765 1,778 27 20
Feb 2024 18,194 1,024 1,022 16 13
Jan 2024 18,943 2,397 2,339 324 23
Dec 2023 19,970 1,233 1,142 16 16
Nov 2023 20,637 1,066 1,115 2 12
Oct 2023 22,427 1,278 1,231 22 10
Sep 2023 21,639 1,626 1,567 119 24
Aug 2023 22,421 2,374 2,126 188 32
Jul 2023 21,998 2,783 2,584 200 28
Jun 2023 21,046 2,412 2,276 169 28
May 2023 21,358 1,208 1,296 37 14
Apr 2023 20,775 1,802 1,719 152 21
Mar 2023 21,775 2,116 1,996 270 23
Feb 2023 18,281 1,545 1,412 206 26
Jan 2023 19,804 1,960 1,948 95 14

Top Routes

Busiest routes to and from DTW.

Route Flights On-Time Distance
ORD (Chicago) → DTW (Detroit) 23,631 83.1% 235 mi
DTW (Detroit) → ORD (Chicago) 23,620 84.2% 235 mi
ATL (Atlanta) → DTW (Detroit) 22,967 83.2% 594 mi
DTW (Detroit) → ATL (Atlanta) 22,957 85.7% 594 mi
MCO (Orlando) → DTW (Detroit) 17,833 77.8% 957 mi
DTW (Detroit) → MCO (Orlando) 17,821 81.3% 957 mi
DTW (Detroit) → LGA (New York) 17,456 84.5% 502 mi
LGA (New York) → DTW (Detroit) 17,451 85.2% 502 mi
DTW (Detroit) → DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) 16,105 81.1% 986 mi
DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) → DTW (Detroit) 16,088 81% 986 mi
CLT (Charlotte) → DTW (Detroit) 15,986 85.4% 500 mi
DTW (Detroit) → CLT (Charlotte) 15,980 87.5% 500 mi
LAS (Las Vegas) → DTW (Detroit) 15,387 83.6% 1,749 mi
DTW (Detroit) → LAS (Las Vegas) 15,385 82.7% 1,749 mi
DTW (Detroit) → DEN (Denver) 13,990 83.8% 1,123 mi
DEN (Denver) → DTW (Detroit) 13,970 81.4% 1,123 mi
DTW (Detroit) → EWR (Newark) 13,777 82.6% 488 mi
EWR (Newark) → DTW (Detroit) 13,754 83.2% 488 mi
PHL (Philadelphia) → DTW (Detroit) 13,052 85.4% 453 mi
DTW (Detroit) → PHL (Philadelphia) 13,050 85.7% 453 mi
Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, On-Time Performance Data. Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods.