How punctual were recorded flights to DTW in July 2026?
In the July 2026 BTS historical sample, 10,450 scheduled US reporting-carrier flight records had Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport as their destination. Among completed records with a known arrival delay, the arrival on-time rate was 75.0% (less than 15 minutes late). Separately, 2.6% of all scheduled records were cancelled and 0.2% were diverted.
This measures an old July 2026 observation period. It is neither an airport's current status nor a forecast for any future flight.
Six factual measures for Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport
Arrival delays can be negative when a flight arrives early. On-time and cancellation percentages have different denominators; do not add them or use them as an individual flight's estimated probability.
Historical scheduled departure-hour groups for arrivals to DTW
These cohorts are grouped by the scheduled departure hour at the flight's original airport (BTS CRSDepTime, origin-local time), not the destination's arrival time. Only groups with at least 30 scheduled flights are displayed; a higher observed rate does not mean that hour will be better in the future.
| Origin departure hour | Flight records | On time | Cancelled | Mean arrival delay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00–00:59 | 46 | 71.7% | 0.0% | 11.0 min |
| 05:00–05:59 | 420 | 91.8% | 1.4% | 0.2 min |
| 06:00–06:59 | 1,034 | 90.8% | 2.3% | 0.1 min |
| 07:00–07:59 | 511 | 89.5% | 1.4% | 2.3 min |
| 08:00–08:59 | 374 | 84.0% | 1.3% | 2.3 min |
| 09:00–09:59 | 777 | 83.5% | 2.3% | 3.2 min |
| 10:00–10:59 | 574 | 84.1% | 0.3% | 3.9 min |
| 11:00–11:59 | 795 | 75.8% | 2.5% | 12.0 min |
| 12:00–12:59 | 695 | 77.2% | 2.7% | 9.8 min |
| 13:00–13:59 | 424 | 76.2% | 1.4% | 8.6 min |
| 14:00–14:59 | 734 | 72.6% | 2.2% | 11.2 min |
| 15:00–15:59 | 502 | 67.6% | 2.6% | 22.1 min |
| 16:00–16:59 | 487 | 67.3% | 4.7% | 20.2 min |
| 17:00–17:59 | 1,026 | 66.0% | 2.6% | 24.5 min |
| 18:00–18:59 | 653 | 62.8% | 3.2% | 27.1 min |
| 19:00–19:59 | 435 | 57.2% | 3.2% | 38.8 min |
| 20:00–20:59 | 280 | 56.9% | 6.4% | 34.2 min |
| 21:00–21:59 | 236 | 56.7% | 8.9% | 39.5 min |
| 22:00–22:59 | 286 | 62.2% | 3.8% | 23.8 min |
| 23:00–23:59 | 161 | 61.6% | 1.2% | 20.9 min |
Displayed hourly groups cover 10,450 of the 10,450 monthly observations; small and missing-hour groups are excluded from this breakdown, not from the overall airport totals. The largest reported departure-hour group was 06:00 origin-local time with 1034 records. That indicates sample size, not a recommended departure hour.
Source, method and airport identity
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport is identified as Detroit, US, with IATA code DTW and ICAO code KDTW. Verify this independently with the OurAirports airport identity record ↗.
Historical flight outcomes come from the US Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics — Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, July 2026 ↗. Source published September 2026; the dataset was aggregated for AeroDue on 7 October 2026. These are U.S. reporting-carrier records only, not every airport movement or airline operation.
Statistics are destination-arrival measures, including scheduled records diverted or cancelled where reported. Punctuality means an arrival delay strictly under 15 minutes among completed records with known arrival delay, not all scheduled flights. No cause of disruption or passenger compensation is inferred.
What to check before your actual journey
- Check your current flight information using a real flight number and date.
- Check the operating airline and your complete itinerary — the airport sample alone cannot describe either.
- Keep dated airline notices for disruption rights; past airport statistics do not establish refund or compensation entitlement.
Read separate passenger delay-rights guidance for DTW →
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July 2026 measured flight directions involving DTW
These route-specific reporting samples are distinct from the airport-wide arrival history, not live connections or booking options.
- DTW → ORD: 533 historical flights; 74.6% on-time among known completed arrivals
- ORD → DTW: 533 historical flights; 78.3% on-time among known completed arrivals
- ATL → DTW: 420 historical flights; 56.7% on-time among known completed arrivals
- DTW → ATL: 419 historical flights; 67.7% on-time among known completed arrivals
Other airports with similarly sized July samples
These references are linked by sample size only, not proximity, flight connections, safety or any reliability ranking.