Route Reliability
Atlanta → Detroit
ATL–DTW · 594 miles · Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport
- 78%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 10 min
- Average arrival delay
- 0.9%
- Cancelled
- 4,921
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Who flies it best
Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.
- 1.Delta Air Lines79%3,693 flights
- 2.Spirit Airlines75%751 flights
- 3.Frontier Airlines72%477 flights
What the data says
Morning-you made the right choice.
ATL–DTW flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 64% between 9 PM–12 AM.
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
ATL–DTW flights arrived on time 85% of the time on Wednesdays. On Sundays: 72%.
Delta Air Lines runs this route best.
Delta Air Lines arrived on time 79% of the time on this route; Frontier Airlines managed 72%.
Best historical flights
Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.
Top flights by on-time rate
More flights on this route
The breakdown
- Mon75%(715 flights)
- Tue80%(664 flights)
- Wed85%(668 flights)
- Thu80%(728 flights)
- Fri76%(727 flights)
- Sat77%(640 flights)
- Sun72%(730 flights)
- 3–6 AM81%(57 flights)
- 6–9 AM91%(847 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM80%(929 flights)
- 12–3 PM81%(680 flights)
- 3–6 PM74%(822 flights)
- 6–9 PM72%(920 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM64%(617 flights)
Jun 66% → May 70% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 66% | 421 |
| July 2025 | 67% | 440 |
| August 2025 | 80% | 445 |
| September 2025 | 89% | 420 |
| October 2025 | 86% | 427 |
| November 2025 | 84% | 370 |
| December 2025 | 75% | 375 |
| January 2026 | 79% | 384 |
| February 2026 | 81% | 355 |
| March 2026 | 72% | 414 |
| April 2026 | 85% | 421 |
| May 2026 | 70% | 400 |
Keep nerding
Based on 4,921 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.