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Route Reliability

Detroit → APN

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

70
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
83%
Arrive within 15 minutes
4 min
Average arrival delay
4.6%
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.

DTW–APN flights departing between 12–3 PM arrived on time 92% of the time, versus 76% between 6–9 AM.

Wednesday has been the better bet.

A small edge: 86% on time on Wednesdays against 79% on Sundays.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 4.6% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

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
  • Mon82%(96 flights)
  • Tue80%(54 flights)
  • Wed86%(49 flights)
  • Thu84%(99 flights)
  • Fri86%(97 flights)
  • Sat82%(102 flights)
  • Sun79%(99 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM76%(225 flights)
  • 12–3 PM92%(119 flights)
  • 3–6 PM84%(252 flights)
On-time trend by month
79%
May

Jun 87% → May 79% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202587%52
July 202592%50
August 202594%53
September 202598%53
October 202591%53
November 202587%47
December 202575%47
January 202664%52
February 202677%43
March 202671%41
April 202674%49
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.