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Route Reliability

Detroit → Sarasota

DTWSRQ · 1,022 miles · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
76%
Arrive within 15 minutes
8 min
Average arrival delay
5.2%
Cancelled
134
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 134 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

The 9 AM–12 PM departure wins.

DTW–SRQ flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 79% of the time, versus 53% between 6–9 AM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

DTW–SRQ flights arrived on time 90% of the time on Thursdays and just 61% on Fridays. That gap is worth planning around.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 5.2% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon74%(19 flights)
  • Tue89%(18 flights)
  • Wed72%(18 flights)
  • Thu90%(19 flights)
  • Fri61%(18 flights)
  • Sat78%(18 flights)
  • Sun65%(17 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM53%(15 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM79%(112 flights)
On-time trend by month
85%
Apr

Dec 50% → Apr 85% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
December 202550%12
January 202662%26
February 202696%28
March 202669%29
April 202685%27

Based on 134 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.