Route Reliability
Detroit → Phoenix
DTW–PHX · 1,671 miles · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
- 78%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 9 min
- Average arrival delay
- 0.7%
- Cancelled
- 2,442
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Who flies it best
Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.
- 1.Spirit Airlines86%143 flights
- 2.American Airlines81%628 flights
- 3.Frontier Airlines78%305 flights
- 4.Delta Air Lines75%1,336 flights
Not enough history to rank: Southwest Airlines (30 flights). We rank airlines only after 100 flights on the route.
What the data says
The 12–3 PM departure wins.
DTW–PHX flights departing between 12–3 PM arrived on time 82% of the time, versus 69% between 9 PM–12 AM.
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
DTW–PHX flights arrived on time 82% of the time on Wednesdays. On Sundays: 73%.
Spirit Airlines runs this route best.
Spirit Airlines arrived on time 86% of the time on this route; Delta Air Lines managed 75%.
Trending in the right direction.
DTW–PHX flights arrived on time 84% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 64% 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
- Mon76%(358 flights)
- Tue79%(310 flights)
- Wed82%(310 flights)
- Thu81%(366 flights)
- Fri77%(348 flights)
- Sat77%(341 flights)
- Sun73%(382 flights)
- 3–6 AM—(6 flights)
- 6–9 AM82%(877 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM81%(73 flights)
- 12–3 PM82%(359 flights)
- 3–6 PM71%(509 flights)
- 6–9 PM75%(559 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM69%(32 flights)
Jun 81% → May 81% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 81% | 215 |
| July 2025 | 76% | 234 |
| August 2025 | 84% | 185 |
| September 2025 | 86% | 180 |
| October 2025 | 86% | 214 |
| November 2025 | 72% | 196 |
| December 2025 | 59% | 216 |
| January 2026 | 59% | 177 |
| February 2026 | 75% | 158 |
| March 2026 | 88% | 213 |
| April 2026 | 83% | 211 |
| May 2026 | 81% | 216 |
Keep nerding
Based on 2,442 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.