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Route Reliability

Detroit → ATW

DTW–ATW · 296 miles · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to ATW Airport

72
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
75%
Arrive within 15 minutes
16 min
Average arrival delay
1.3%
Cancelled
1,072
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Delta Air Lines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 75% of the time across 1,072 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

The late departure is the smart one here.

DTW–ATW flights departing between 9 PM–12 AM arrived on time 90% of the time, versus 71% between 6–9 PM.

Monday is the weak spot.

DTW–ATW flights arrived on time 83% of the time on Saturdays. On Mondays: 70%.

Trending in the right direction.

DTW–ATW flights arrived on time 73% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 59% 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
  • Mon70%(151 flights)
  • Tue78%(150 flights)
  • Wed77%(151 flights)
  • Thu72%(150 flights)
  • Fri71%(153 flights)
  • Sat83%(149 flights)
  • Sun74%(148 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM80%(356 flights)
  • 12–3 PM—(1 flights)
  • 3–6 PM71%(353 flights)
  • 6–9 PM71%(311 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM90%(31 flights)
On-time trend by month
85%
May

Jun 76% → May 85% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202576%88
July 202567%86
August 202592%91
September 202592%89
October 202588%93
November 202582%82
December 202553%90
January 202659%87
February 202665%80
March 202659%83
April 202676%90
May 202685%93

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Based on 1,072 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.