Route Reliability
Detroit → Los Angeles
DTW–LAX · 1,979 miles · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- 79%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 4 min
- Average arrival delay
- 0.9%
- Cancelled
- 2,602
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Who flies it best
Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.
- 1.Spirit Airlines82%601 flights
- 2.Delta Air Lines78%1,999 flights
Not enough history to rank: American Airlines (2 flights). We rank airlines only after 100 flights on the route.
What the data says
Morning-you made the right choice.
DTW–LAX flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 88% of the time, versus 67% between 9 PM–12 AM.
Skip Monday if you can.
DTW–LAX flights arrived on time 84% of the time on Wednesdays. On Mondays: 74%.
Spirit Airlines has a slight edge here.
Spirit Airlines arrived on time 82% of the time on this route; Delta Air Lines managed 78%.
Ticking up lately.
DTW–LAX flights arrived on time 77% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 71% 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
- Mon74%(383 flights)
- Tue83%(353 flights)
- Wed84%(353 flights)
- Thu81%(377 flights)
- Fri78%(380 flights)
- Sat78%(345 flights)
- Sun77%(384 flights)
- 6–9 AM88%(496 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM85%(174 flights)
- 12–3 PM85%(529 flights)
- 3–6 PM78%(374 flights)
- 6–9 PM72%(809 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM67%(193 flights)
Jun 81% → May 83% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 81% | 243 |
| July 2025 | 81% | 261 |
| August 2025 | 90% | 243 |
| September 2025 | 89% | 229 |
| October 2025 | 85% | 234 |
| November 2025 | 81% | 182 |
| December 2025 | 63% | 206 |
| January 2026 | 70% | 201 |
| February 2026 | 79% | 178 |
| March 2026 | 77% | 209 |
| April 2026 | 71% | 207 |
| May 2026 | 83% | 182 |
Same trip, other airports
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Based on 2,602 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.