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Route Reliability

Detroit → MBS

DTW–MBS · 98 miles · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to MBS Airport

76
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
76%
Arrive within 15 minutes
16 min
Average arrival delay
1.3%
Cancelled
1,290
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Delta Air Lines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 76% of the time across 1,290 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

The 12–3 PM departure wins.

DTW–MBS flights departing between 12–3 PM arrived on time 81% of the time, versus 71% between 3–6 PM.

Tuesday is the weak spot.

DTW–MBS flights arrived on time 81% of the time on Saturdays. On Tuesdays: 71%.

Trending in the right direction.

DTW–MBS flights arrived on time 75% 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
  • Mon72%(189 flights)
  • Tue71%(187 flights)
  • Wed81%(186 flights)
  • Thu81%(186 flights)
  • Fri75%(181 flights)
  • Sat81%(154 flights)
  • Sun73%(189 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM79%(355 flights)
  • 12–3 PM81%(219 flights)
  • 3–6 PM71%(340 flights)
  • 6–9 PM—(7 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM75%(351 flights)
On-time trend by month
86%
May

Jun 80% → May 86% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202580%113
July 202570%114
August 202579%118
September 202589%116
October 202592%118
November 202582%106
December 202558%101
January 202659%91
February 202669%81
March 202657%91
April 202681%106
May 202686%117

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Based on 1,290 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.