ORIGIN AIRPORT REPORT
DTW
Detroit, MI (DTW) departure reliability
Of 122,688 scheduled reportable flights departing DTW, 75.3% arrived on time, 15.5% arrived at least 30 minutes late, and 1.8% were cancelled during July 2025–June 2026.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics · Origin-airport cohort · Updated September 16, 2026
HISTORICAL ROUTE SIGNALGenerally reliable
75.3%arrived on time
15.5%30+ min late
1.8%cancelled
122,688scheduled flights
MOST-FLOWN DIRECTIONS
ALL ROUTES →Which route from DTW had the largest sample?
DTW to ORD was DTW's largest published route sample, with 5,959 scheduled flights and a 69.7% on-time rate during July 2025–June 2026.
DTW→ORDDetroit, MI (DTW) to Chicago, IL (ORD)5,959 flights analyzedVariable69.7%on timeDTW→ATLDetroit, MI (DTW) to Atlanta, GA (ATL)4,881 flights analyzedGenerally reliable78.2%on timeDTW→LGADetroit, MI (DTW) to New York, NY (LGA)4,011 flights analyzedHigher disruption71.3%on timeDTW→EWRDetroit, MI (DTW) to Newark, NJ (EWR)3,764 flights analyzedHigher disruption71.9%on timeDTW→MCODetroit, MI (DTW) to Orlando, FL (MCO)3,680 flights analyzedGenerally reliable74.5%on timeDTW→CLTDetroit, MI (DTW) to Charlotte, NC (CLT)3,537 flights analyzedGenerally reliable82.3%on timeDTW→DFWDetroit, MI (DTW) to Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (DFW)3,509 flights analyzedGenerally reliable73.0%on timeDTW→DENDetroit, MI (DTW) to Denver, CO (DEN)3,089 flights analyzedGenerally reliable78.9%on timeDTW→DCADetroit, MI (DTW) to Washington, DC (DCA)2,978 flights analyzedVariable65.7%on timeDTW→PHLDetroit, MI (DTW) to Philadelphia, PA (PHL)2,952 flights analyzedVariable76.1%on timeDTW→LASDetroit, MI (DTW) to Las Vegas, NV (LAS)2,843 flights analyzedGenerally reliable75.7%on timeDTW→FLLDetroit, MI (DTW) to Fort Lauderdale, FL (FLL)2,706 flights analyzedGenerally reliable70.9%on timeDTW→BOSDetroit, MI (DTW) to Boston, MA (BOS)2,588 flights analyzedGenerally reliable73.2%on timeDTW→LAXDetroit, MI (DTW) to Los Angeles, CA (LAX)2,527 flights analyzedGenerally reliable77.2%on timeDTW→PHXDetroit, MI (DTW) to Phoenix, AZ (PHX)2,425 flights analyzedGenerally reliable75.8%on time
Which airline was most reliable departing DTW?
Among qualifying DTW airline departure results, American Airlines had the highest on-time rate: 79.4% of 4,950 flights. PSA Airlines was lowest at 69.5% across 1,823 flights.
| Airline | Flights | On time | 30+ min | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines | 60,319 | 76.7% | 14.2% | 1.3% |
| SkyWest Airlines | 28,504 | 72.1% | 19.4% | 2.1% |
| Spirit Airlines | 8,616 | 74.1% | 16.4% | 2.8% |
| Republic Airways | 6,170 | 78.1% | 12.5% | 3.4% |
| American Airlines | 4,950 | 79.4% | 12.3% | 2.0% |
| Southwest Airlines | 4,427 | 75.2% | 12.8% | 0.8% |
| Frontier Airlines | 2,821 | 70.9% | 19.6% | 1.6% |
| United Airlines | 2,371 | 76.5% | 14.0% | 1.1% |
| PSA Airlines | 1,823 | 69.5% | 17.7% | 5.8% |
| JetBlue Airways | 1,168 | 75.8% | 15.4% | 3.3% |
| Envoy Air | 968 | 75.0% | 15.7% | 3.2% |
| Alaska Airlines | 551 | 73.7% | 15.8% | 0.4% |
Origin report, not airport-wide operations.
These figures summarize the reported scheduled passenger flights in the dataset, not every flight or every airport process.