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Route Reliability

MQT → Detroit

MQT–DTW · 349 miles · MQT Airport to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
81%
Arrive within 15 minutes
14 min
Average arrival delay
5.8%
Cancelled
364
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Delta Air Lines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 81% of the time across 364 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

The 3–6 PM departure wins.

MQT–DTW flights departing between 3–6 PM arrived on time 88% of the time, versus 75% between 12–3 PM.

Mondays have been rough.

MQT–DTW flights arrived on time 91% of the time on Tuesdays and just 71% on Mondays. That gap is worth planning around.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 5.8% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Trending in the right direction.

MQT–DTW flights arrived on time 81% 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

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon71%(49 flights)
  • Tue91%(46 flights)
  • Wed80%(51 flights)
  • Thu84%(49 flights)
  • Fri77%(48 flights)
  • Sat80%(50 flights)
  • Sun84%(50 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM83%(71 flights)
  • 12–3 PM75%(150 flights)
  • 3–6 PM88%(122 flights)
On-time trend by month
97%
May

Jun 93% → May 97% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202593%30
July 202590%31
August 202587%31
September 202580%30
October 202594%31
November 202586%29
December 202568%28
January 202648%29
February 202675%28
March 202665%20
April 202681%26
May 202697%30

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Based on 364 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.