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Route Reliability

Detroit → MDT

DTW–MDT · 371 miles · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to MDT Airport

73
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
75%
Arrive within 15 minutes
19 min
Average arrival delay
1.4%
Cancelled
868
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 868 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

The 3–6 PM departure wins.

DTW–MDT flights departing between 3–6 PM arrived on time 90% of the time, versus 71% between 12–3 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

DTW–MDT flights arrived on time 83% of the time on Saturdays. On Sundays: 69%.

Trending in the right direction.

DTW–MDT flights arrived on time 78% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 54% 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
  • Mon77%(131 flights)
  • Tue73%(123 flights)
  • Wed73%(123 flights)
  • Thu75%(129 flights)
  • Fri76%(127 flights)
  • Sat83%(97 flights)
  • Sun69%(126 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM78%(217 flights)
  • 12–3 PM71%(269 flights)
  • 3–6 PM90%(19 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM75%(351 flights)
On-time trend by month
81%
May

Jun 79% → May 81% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202579%79
July 202568%85
August 202580%89
September 202591%86
October 202590%88
November 202578%82
December 202545%75
January 202662%45
February 202655%42
March 202671%55
April 202681%58
May 202681%72

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Based on 868 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.