Route · DTW → PDX · 2020–2025 BTS data
Detroit to Portland
The DTW–PDX corridor (Detroit, MI → Portland, OR) runs ahead of the national average, served by 1 carrier across roughly 1,953 miles.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 81.1%
- On-time
- +2.1 pts
- vs US avg
- 53 min
- Delay when late
- 1,194
- Flights
Cancelled
0.9%
Best Month
Aug 2022 88%
Worst Month
Jul 2025 63%
Distance
1,953 mi
Carriers
1
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 31 | 26 | 1 | 0 | DL |
| Oct 2025 | 48 | 6 | 0 | 1 | DL |
| Sep 2025 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Aug 2025 | 50 | 10 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Jul 2025 | 57 | 21 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Jun 2025 | 50 | 18 | 1 | 0 | DL |
| May 2025 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Nov 2024 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Oct 2024 | 44 | 8 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Sep 2024 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Aug 2024 | 45 | 7 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Jul 2024 | 46 | 11 | 3 | 0 | DL |
| Jun 2024 | 42 | 14 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Oct 2023 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Sep 2023 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Aug 2023 | 62 | 8 | 1 | 0 | DL |
| Jul 2023 | 60 | 16 | 1 | 0 | DL |
| Oct 2022 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Sep 2022 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Aug 2022 | 58 | 7 | 2 | 0 | DL |
| Jul 2022 | 47 | 6 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| May 2022 | 31 | 12 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Apr 2022 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Nov 2020 | 48 | 9 | 1 | 0 | DL |
Cancellation Rate
0.9%
10 of 1,055 flights
Diversion Rate
0.1%
1 of 1,055 flights
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On-time and delay data for the airports this route connects.
DTW - Detroit
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Detroit, MI.
Origin airport →PDX - Portland
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Portland, OR.
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What the Data Says About DTW to PDX
1,194 tracked flights put the DTW to PDX pairing (Detroit to Portland) at a 81.1% on-time rate, squarely in line with the wider network. Delays that do occur run 53.2 minutes on average. Across the 1,953-mile route and its 1 carrier, the trailing 24 months show 0.9% cancelled and 0.1% diverted (1,055 flights sampled).
The monthly split is wide on this route: Aug 2022 posted the strongest performance at 88% on-time, while Jul 2025 came in at just 63% - a 25-point swing worth factoring into travel timing.
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Data source
Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data. Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods.
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