Route Reliability
Detroit → Sarasota
DTW–SRQ · 1,022 miles · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport
- 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
- Mon74%(19 flights)
- Tue89%(18 flights)
- Wed72%(18 flights)
- Thu90%(19 flights)
- Fri61%(18 flights)
- Sat78%(18 flights)
- Sun65%(17 flights)
- 6–9 AM53%(15 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM79%(112 flights)
Dec 50% → Apr 85% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | 50% | 12 |
| January 2026 | 62% | 26 |
| February 2026 | 96% | 28 |
| March 2026 | 69% | 29 |
| April 2026 | 85% | 27 |
Same trip, other airports
Keep nerding
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.