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Route Reliability

Boston → Detroit

BOS–DTW · 632 miles · Boston Logan International Airport to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport

77
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
78%
Arrive within 15 minutes
7 min
Average arrival delay
2.1%
Cancelled
2,621
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.

  1. 1.Spirit Airlines80%180 flights
  2. 2.Delta Air Lines80%1,715 flights
  3. 3.JetBlue Airways73%726 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

BOS–DTW flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 94% of the time, versus 59% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

BOS–DTW flights arrived on time 83% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 72%.

Spirit Airlines runs this route best.

Spirit Airlines arrived on time 80% of the time on this route; JetBlue Airways managed 73%.

Ticking up lately.

BOS–DTW flights arrived on time 81% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 76% 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

More flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon77%(376 flights)
  • Tue83%(342 flights)
  • Wed83%(356 flights)
  • Thu77%(386 flights)
  • Fri75%(388 flights)
  • Sat81%(323 flights)
  • Sun72%(392 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM94%(387 flights)
  • 6–9 AM91%(254 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM90%(445 flights)
  • 12–3 PM79%(472 flights)
  • 3–6 PM65%(541 flights)
  • 6–9 PM60%(391 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM59%(73 flights)
On-time trend by month
78%
May

Jun 73% → May 78% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202573%246
July 202568%240
August 202583%248
September 202587%244
October 202579%274
November 202579%225
December 202568%196
January 202677%154
February 202684%142
March 202684%178
April 202681%202
May 202678%214

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Based on 2,621 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.