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Route Reliability

Miami → Detroit

MIA–DTW · 1,145 miles · Miami International Airport to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport

73
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
73%
Arrive within 15 minutes
13 min
Average arrival delay
1.5%
Cancelled
1,830
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.

  1. 1.Delta Air Lines78%992 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines70%464 flights
  3. 3.Spirit Airlines64%310 flights

Not enough history to rank: Frontier Airlines (64 flights). We rank airlines only after 100 flights on the route.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

MIA–DTW flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 47% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

MIA–DTW flights arrived on time 80% of the time on Wednesdays. On Sundays: 67%.

Delta Air Lines runs this route best.

Delta Air Lines arrived on time 78% of the time on this route; Spirit Airlines managed 64%.

Best historical flights

Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.

Top flights by on-time rate

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The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon70%(274 flights)
  • Tue79%(229 flights)
  • Wed80%(242 flights)
  • Thu76%(265 flights)
  • Fri72%(275 flights)
  • Sat72%(250 flights)
  • Sun67%(265 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM—(2 flights)
  • 6–9 AM89%(394 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM76%(98 flights)
  • 12–3 PM77%(432 flights)
  • 3–6 PM60%(215 flights)
  • 6–9 PM67%(642 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM47%(17 flights)
On-time trend by month
79%
May

Jun 74% → May 79% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202574%133
July 202572%134
August 202566%132
September 202583%120
October 202585%135
November 202576%140
December 202565%164
January 202674%177
February 202675%186
March 202665%216
April 202675%159
May 202679%104

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 1,830 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.