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Route Reliability

APN → Detroit

APN–DTW · 198 miles · APN Airport to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport

71
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
83%
Arrive within 15 minutes
8 min
Average arrival delay
5.1%
Cancelled
629
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Delta Air Lines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 83% of the time across 629 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

The 12–3 PM departure wins.

APN–DTW flights departing between 12–3 PM arrived on time 94% of the time, versus 74% between 6–9 PM.

Skip Tuesday if you can.

APN–DTW flights arrived on time 94% of the time on Wednesdays. On Tuesdays: 80%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 5.1% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Ticking up lately.

APN–DTW flights arrived on time 76% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 72% in the three months before that.

Best historical flights

Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.

Top flights by on-time rate

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon85%(95 flights)
  • Tue80%(55 flights)
  • Wed94%(49 flights)
  • Thu82%(99 flights)
  • Fri82%(98 flights)
  • Sat84%(103 flights)
  • Sun81%(98 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM77%(225 flights)
  • 12–3 PM94%(119 flights)
  • 3–6 PM85%(218 flights)
  • 6–9 PM74%(35 flights)
On-time trend by month
79%
May

Jun 92% → May 79% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202592%52
July 202582%51
August 202594%53
September 2025100%53
October 202594%53
November 202585%48
December 202566%47
January 202675%52
February 202676%41
March 202673%41
April 202676%50
May 202679%56

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Based on 629 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.