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Route Reliability

Detroit → LAN

DTW–LAN · 74 miles · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to LAN Airport

74
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
75%
Arrive within 15 minutes
19 min
Average arrival delay
1.1%
Cancelled
1,021
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 1,021 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

The late departure is the smart one here.

DTW–LAN flights departing between 6–9 PM arrived on time 96% of the time, versus 65% between 3–6 PM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

DTW–LAN flights arrived on time 85% of the time on Saturdays. On Fridays: 70%.

Trending in the right direction.

DTW–LAN flights arrived on time 70% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 62% 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
  • Mon76%(151 flights)
  • Tue74%(152 flights)
  • Wed72%(151 flights)
  • Thu78%(152 flights)
  • Fri70%(148 flights)
  • Sat85%(107 flights)
  • Sun71%(149 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM81%(339 flights)
  • 12–3 PM86%(21 flights)
  • 3–6 PM65%(291 flights)
  • 6–9 PM96%(24 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM75%(335 flights)
On-time trend by month
76%
May

Jun 73% → May 76% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202573%84
July 202581%84
August 202582%87
September 202588%86
October 202592%88
November 202584%79
December 202558%77
January 202660%82
February 202668%78
March 202656%87
April 202678%86
May 202676%92

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Based on 1,021 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.