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PDX → DTW

Portland International Airport Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport

How punctual is this route?

On-time arrivals
79.6%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
1.1%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
109 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
377
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 54%
  • Late-arriving aircraft 42%
  • Air traffic control & airport 4%
  • Extreme weather 0%
  • 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 85.7% 42
October 2025 89.6% 48
November 2025 79.3% 29
December 2025 60.0% 31
January 2026 75.0% 4
March 2026 73.9% 24
April 2026 93.3% 30
May 2026 66.7% 31
June 2026 79.5% 44
July 2026 73.3% 46
August 2026 85.4% 48

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 377 79.6% 1.1% 109 min

Delay odds by flight

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

  • DL2171

    17% late · 150 flights

  • DL704

    22% late · 73 flights

  • DL913

    29% late · 67 flights

  • DL919

    16% late · 46 flights

  • DL573

    4% late · 24 flights

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