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DTW → SEA

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport Seattle–Tacoma International Airport

How punctual is this route?

On-time arrivals
72.8%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
0.7%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
61 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
2,067
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 50%
  • Air traffic control & airport 27%
  • Late-arriving aircraft 20%
  • Extreme weather 2%
  • 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 89.8% 176
October 2025 87.3% 159
November 2025 72.1% 154
December 2025 37.7% 164
January 2026 68.4% 135
February 2026 70.7% 125
March 2026 47.2% 151
April 2026 81.9% 155
May 2026 75.6% 206
June 2026 76.6% 209
July 2026 77.1% 216
August 2026 78.7% 217

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 1,518 71.3% 0.8% 62 min
Alaska Airlines 549 76.9% 0.4% 57 min

Delay odds by flight

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

  • DL734

    26% late · 365 flights

  • DL728

    23% late · 364 flights

  • DL565

    38% late · 339 flights

  • AS313

    25% late · 332 flights

  • DL944

    33% late · 327 flights

  • DL814

    10% late · 86 flights

  • AS381

    7% late · 83 flights

  • AS344

    26% late · 82 flights

  • DL732

    26% late · 35 flights

  • AS138

    57% late · 28 flights

  • AS1524

    5% late · 21 flights

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