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Route Reliability

Detroit → Huntsville

DTWHSV · 554 miles · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Huntsville International Airport

78
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
74%
Arrive within 15 minutes
14 min
Average arrival delay
0.2%
Cancelled
561
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Delta Air Lines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 74% of the time across 561 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

The late departure is the smart one here.

DTW–HSV flights departing between 9 PM–12 AM arrived on time 93% of the time, versus 67% between 6–9 PM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

DTW–HSV flights arrived on time 81% of the time on Thursdays. On Fridays: 69%.

It basically never cancels.

Out of 561 scheduled flights, only 0.2% were cancelled.

Trending in the right direction.

DTW–HSV flights arrived on time 73% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 61% 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
  • Mon71%(86 flights)
  • Tue76%(83 flights)
  • Wed75%(84 flights)
  • Thu81%(84 flights)
  • Fri69%(80 flights)
  • Sat74%(57 flights)
  • Sun71%(85 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM(1 flights)
  • 12–3 PM76%(316 flights)
  • 3–6 PM83%(29 flights)
  • 6–9 PM67%(199 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM93%(14 flights)
On-time trend by month
66%
May

Jun 73% → May 66% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202573%48
July 202567%54
August 202582%56
September 202594%50
October 202588%56
November 202572%53
December 202545%47
January 202656%27
February 202682%28
March 202668%31
April 202685%48
May 202666%61

Based on 561 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.