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DTW → BDL

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport Bradley International Airport

How punctual is this route?

On-time arrivals
85.4%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
2.2%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
75 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
1,242
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 45%
  • Late-arriving aircraft 26%
  • Air traffic control & airport 16%
  • Extreme weather 13%
  • Security 0%

Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).

On-time arrivals by month
Sep 2025 Aug 2026
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MonthOn timeFlights
September 2025 89.0% 109
October 2025 92.0% 113
November 2025 81.1% 106
December 2025 69.9% 107
January 2026 79.0% 86
February 2026 82.4% 78
March 2026 81.8% 92
April 2026 91.0% 90
May 2026 91.0% 113
June 2026 88.4% 113
July 2026 84.8% 117
August 2026 90.5% 118

Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data, September 2025 – August 2026. Covers flights operated by reporting U.S. carriers. About our data

Airlines on this route

AirlineFlightsOn timeCancelledAvg. delay when late
Delta Air Lines 1,240 85.5% 2.2% 72 min
NK 2 50.0% 0.0% 600 min

Delay odds by flight

How often each flight number arrived 15 or more minutes late over the last year.

  • DL2163

    12% late · 365 flights

  • DL2989

    23% late · 363 flights

  • DL2814

    14% late · 336 flights

  • DL2859

    4% late · 164 flights

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