Route Reliability
San Francisco → Detroit
SFO–DTW · 2,079 miles · San Francisco International Airport to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport
- 81%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 3 min
- Average arrival delay
- 0.9%
- Cancelled
- 1,802
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Who flies it best
Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.
- 1.United Airlines83%414 flights
- 2.Delta Air Lines80%1,388 flights
What the data says
Morning flights do better here.
SFO–DTW flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 94% of the time, versus 74% between 9 PM–12 AM.
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
SFO–DTW flights arrived on time 86% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 78%.
Not much between United Airlines and Delta Air Lines.
On this route they all land within 80% to 83% on time. Pick on schedule and price.
Ticking up lately.
SFO–DTW flights arrived on time 83% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 79% 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
- Mon79%(264 flights)
- Tue86%(246 flights)
- Wed82%(254 flights)
- Thu79%(261 flights)
- Fri79%(259 flights)
- Sat84%(228 flights)
- Sun78%(270 flights)
- 3–6 AM94%(339 flights)
- 6–9 AM89%(138 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM79%(379 flights)
- 12–3 PM77%(418 flights)
- 3–6 PM81%(41 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM74%(467 flights)
Jun 78% → May 71% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 78% | 178 |
| July 2025 | 75% | 186 |
| August 2025 | 82% | 158 |
| September 2025 | 84% | 145 |
| October 2025 | 83% | 154 |
| November 2025 | 86% | 145 |
| December 2025 | 73% | 136 |
| January 2026 | 75% | 126 |
| February 2026 | 87% | 111 |
| March 2026 | 87% | 142 |
| April 2026 | 90% | 145 |
| May 2026 | 71% | 156 |
Same trip, other airports
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Based on 1,802 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.