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Airport month · September 2024
Detroit Metro Wayne County in September 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 September 2024, reporting carriers scheduled 11,165 domestic departures from Detroit Metro Wayne County (DTW). 87.8% left less than 15 minutes late and 87.6% reached their destination on time; 0.3% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 84.4% of flights departed on time and 83.9% arrived on time, so DTW departures were 3.4 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in September 2023, the airport had 10,819 departures with 83.9% leaving on time: a change of +3.9 points, with flights up 3%.
Flights arriving at DTW that month were on time 87.5% of the time (11,162 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 62%, late-arriving aircraft 17% and national aviation system 16%.
- On time 87.6%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 12.0%
- Cancelled 0.3%
- Diverted 0.1%
September 2024 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Sep 2024 | Sep 2023 | DTW, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Sep 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 87.8% | 83.9% | 77.3% | 84.4% |
| Arrived on time | 87.6% | 84.0% | 75.4% | 83.9% |
| Cancelled | 0.3% | 1.1% | 1.9% | 0.6% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 8.2 min | 11.1 min | 17.7 min | 10.6 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 372 | 361 | 334 | 19,421 |
| Scheduled departures | 11,165 | 10,819 | 121,889 | 582,622 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL Delta Air Lines | 4,760 | 43% | 87.9% | -3.4 min | 0.2% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 2,704 | 24% | 85.9% | 2.1 min | 0.0% |
| 9E Endeavor Air | 892 | 8% | 94.8% | -7.2 min | 0.1% |
| NK Spirit Airlines | 843 | 8% | 85.9% | -8.5 min | 1.1% |
| AA American Airlines | 501 | 4% | 88.6% | -2.5 min | 0.4% |
| WN Southwest Airlines | 353 | 3% | 89.5% | -2.9 min | 0.0% |
| YX Republic Airline | 335 | 3% | 92.5% | -6.5 min | 0.3% |
| UA United Airlines | 254 | 2% | 86.6% | -5.7 min | 0.0% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 169 | 2% | 66.9% | 12.2 min | 3.0% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 128 | 1% | 89.1% | -3.6 min | 0.0% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 88 | 1% | 81.8% | 3.3 min | 1.1% |
| B6 JetBlue Airways | 78 | 1% | 84.6% | 32.3 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DTW–ORD | Detroit to Chicago | 517 | 88.4% | -4.0 min | 0.0% |
| DTW–ATL | Detroit to Atlanta | 405 | 88.9% | -4.2 min | 1.0% |
| DTW–LGA | Detroit to New York | 368 | 88.6% | -7.2 min | 0.0% |
| DTW–CLT | Detroit to Charlotte | 326 | 85.9% | 0.0 min | 0.9% |
| DTW–EWR | Detroit to Newark | 324 | 87.0% | -2.4 min | 0.6% |
| DTW–PHL | Detroit to Philadelphia | 300 | 83.3% | 1.3 min | 0.7% |
| DTW–DFW | Detroit to Dallas/Fort Worth | 288 | 83.0% | 0.9 min | 0.0% |
| DTW–DEN | Detroit to Denver | 268 | 89.9% | -4.6 min | 0.0% |
| DTW–LAS | Detroit to Las Vegas | 258 | 89.1% | -10.2 min | 0.0% |
| DTW–BOS | Detroit to Boston | 249 | 83.5% | 11.8 min | 0.4% |
| DTW–LAX | Detroit to Los Angeles | 246 | 91.1% | -13.6 min | 0.0% |
| DTW–MCO | Detroit to Orlando | 229 | 90.0% | -5.6 min | 0.4% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left DTW on time in September 2024?
87.8% of 11,165 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 87.6% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 84.4% and 83.9%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In September 2023, 83.9% of 10,819 departures left on time and 1.1% were cancelled, against 87.8% and 0.3% in September 2024.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for September 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.