Airports › Detroit (DTW) › August 2024
Airport month · August 2024
Detroit Metro Wayne County in August 2024
BTS: A flight is counted as on time if it arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Only carriers with at least 0.5 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue report.
In August 2024, reporting carriers scheduled 11,834 domestic departures from Detroit Metro Wayne County (DTW). 75.9% left less than 15 minutes late and 75.5% reached their destination on time; 1.5% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 75.4% of flights departed on time and 74.7% arrived on time, so DTW departures were 0.5 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in August 2023, the airport had 11,211 departures with 77.2% leaving on time: a change of −1.3 points, with flights up 6%.
Flights arriving at DTW that month were on time 76.3% of the time (11,833 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 51%, late-arriving aircraft 23% and national aviation system 22%.
- On time 75.5%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 22.7%
- Cancelled 1.5%
- Diverted 0.3%
August 2024 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Aug 2024 | Aug 2023 | DTW, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Aug 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 75.9% | 77.2% | 77.3% | 75.4% |
| Arrived on time | 75.5% | 77.8% | 75.4% | 74.7% |
| Cancelled | 1.5% | 1.7% | 1.9% | 2.1% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 18.4 min | 18.9 min | 17.7 min | 18.4 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 395 | 374 | 334 | 20,634 |
| Scheduled departures | 11,834 | 11,211 | 121,889 | 619,025 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL Delta Air Lines | 5,298 | 45% | 75.8% | 9.9 min | 0.9% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 2,339 | 20% | 72.9% | 16.3 min | 0.6% |
| 9E Endeavor Air | 1,113 | 9% | 82.3% | 4.7 min | 2.5% |
| NK Spirit Airlines | 1,009 | 9% | 71.6% | 12.6 min | 2.7% |
| AA American Airlines | 583 | 5% | 72.2% | 15.6 min | 2.6% |
| YX Republic Airline | 405 | 3% | 80.5% | 1.0 min | 5.2% |
| WN Southwest Airlines | 358 | 3% | 83.8% | 3.5 min | 1.1% |
| UA United Airlines | 210 | 2% | 77.1% | 2.2 min | 1.0% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 203 | 2% | 63.5% | 26.4 min | 5.9% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 106 | 1% | 73.6% | 9.0 min | 3.8% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 91 | 1% | 84.6% | -0.7 min | 1.1% |
| AS Alaska Airlines | 62 | 1% | 69.4% | 12.4 min | 1.6% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DTW–ORD | Detroit to Chicago | 532 | 73.9% | 12.9 min | 0.6% |
| DTW–ATL | Detroit to Atlanta | 443 | 77.9% | 9.9 min | 0.7% |
| DTW–CLT | Detroit to Charlotte | 354 | 77.4% | 5.6 min | 0.8% |
| DTW–LGA | Detroit to New York | 351 | 76.4% | 13.6 min | 4.3% |
| DTW–PHL | Detroit to Philadelphia | 341 | 66.6% | 19.3 min | 5.9% |
| DTW–DFW | Detroit to Dallas/Fort Worth | 318 | 76.1% | 8.6 min | 0.3% |
| DTW–EWR | Detroit to Newark | 307 | 75.2% | 13.7 min | 4.6% |
| DTW–MCO | Detroit to Orlando | 303 | 69.3% | 19.4 min | 1.7% |
| DTW–LAX | Detroit to Los Angeles | 281 | 82.9% | 3.0 min | 0.7% |
| DTW–DEN | Detroit to Denver | 271 | 74.9% | 7.8 min | 1.1% |
| DTW–LAS | Detroit to Las Vegas | 270 | 73.0% | 11.4 min | 0.7% |
| DTW–BOS | Detroit to Boston | 242 | 68.6% | 16.1 min | 2.9% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left DTW on time in August 2024?
75.9% of 11,834 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 75.5% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 75.4% and 74.7%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In August 2023, 77.2% of 11,211 departures left on time and 1.7% were cancelled, against 75.9% and 1.5% in August 2024.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for August 2024; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for DTW · methodology · corrections.