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RIC → DTW

Richmond International Airport Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport

How punctual is this route?

On-time arrivals
87.2%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
1.2%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
86 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
587
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 58%
  • Late-arriving aircraft 21%
  • Air traffic control & airport 11%
  • Extreme weather 9%
  • 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 93.5% 77
October 2025 92.5% 40
November 2025 93.1% 30
December 2025 86.5% 38
January 2026 75.0% 56
February 2026 87.0% 54
March 2026 84.4% 45
April 2026 92.2% 64
May 2026 82.1% 39
June 2026 81.8% 55
July 2026 86.7% 61
August 2026 92.6% 28

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 263 90.8% 1.1% 67 min
SkyWest Airlines 206 82.7% 1.5% 95 min
Republic Airways 118 87.2% 0.8% 95 min

Delay odds by flight

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

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