982 km · Domestic

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County (DTW) – Frederick W. Smith (MEM)

In July 2026, 176 flights operated between Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County and Frederick W. Smith (both directions), and 75.0% left on time, according to the US BTS.

Flights per month

Only complete months are shown. A month appears once the source has published every day of it.

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodFlights operated 2025Flights operated 2026Change vs last year
January70121▲ 72.9%
February58132▲ 127.6%
March108171▲ 58.3%
April120136▲ 13.3%
May150158▲ 5.3%
June230172▼ 25.2%
July250176▼ 29.6%
August213––
September210––
October230–in progress
November132––
December137––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)9861,066▲ 8.1%

On-time departures by month

Departures within 15 minutes of schedule.

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodOn-time departures 2025On-time departures 2026Change vs last year
January80.0%64.5%▼ 19.4%
February89.7%75.8%▼ 15.5%
March88.9%66.7%▼ 25.0%
April84.2%85.3%▲ 1.3%
May78.7%80.4%▲ 2.2%
June77.0%80.2%▲ 4.2%
July83.2%75.0%▼ 9.9%
August85.0%––
September88.6%––
October87.8%–in progress
November90.2%––
December71.5%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)83.1%75.4%▼ 9.2%

Cancelled flights by month

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodCancelled flights 2025Cancelled flights 2026Change vs last year
January212▲ 500.0%
February00–
March05–
April00–
May04–
June40▼ 100.0%
July62▼ 66.7%
August2––
September0––
October0–in progress
November4––
December5––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)1223▲ 91.7%

Airlines on this route

  1. SkyWest Airlines 43.6%
  2. Delta Air Lines 42.6%
  3. Endeavor Air 6.8%
  4. Spirit Airlines 3.6%
  5. Republic Airways 3.4%

Oct 1, 2024 – Jul 31, 2026

By direction

DTW → MEM

Scheduled flights
1,726
Flights operated
1,703
Cancelled
23 · 1.3%
On-time departures
79.4%

MEM → DTW

Scheduled flights
1,724
Flights operated
1,701
Cancelled
23 · 1.3%
On-time departures
84.1%

DTW → MEM and MEM → DTW counted separately.

Airlines on this route

Oct 1, 2024 – Jul 31, 2026
AirlineScheduled flights Share On-time departures Cancelled
SkyWest Airlines OO 1,504 43.6% 77.3% 16
Delta Air Lines DL 1,469 42.6% 84.1% 26
Endeavor Air 9E 234 6.8% 92.7% 0
Spirit Airlines NK 125 3.6% 83.5% 4
Republic Airways YX 118 3.4% 86.4% 0

Shares are of scheduled flights in the period shown. Codeshare flights are counted once, under the operating airline.

Flight timing & delays

Historical departures, grouped by the scheduled local time at the departure airport. These are recorded outcomes, not a forecast for your flight.

Times are local to the departure airport of each flight; both directions are combined.

US domestic sectors recorded by BTS

Source: the US BTS · Oct 12, 2024 → Jul 31, 2026

Lowest average delay06:00–07:004.6min · 657 recorded · 646 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour16.4min06:00 ↔ 17:00
Recorded flights3,450DTW–MEM

Departure hour

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Departure hourOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
00:00No observations———
01:00No observations———
02:00No observations———
03:00No observations———
04:00No observations———
05:00No observations———
06:0091.6%4.6 min646657
07:00No observations———
08:0087.7%6.9 min398405
09:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—33
10:0082.0%13.4 min495503
11:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—4040
12:0084.8%11.8 min263264
13:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—3737
14:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—146148
15:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—131133
16:0076.4%14.3 min275277
17:0071.9%21.0 min356358
18:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—11
19:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—4444
20:0074.2%16.3 min546557
21:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—2323
22:00No observations———
23:00No observations———

Day of week

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Average departure delay Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT

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Day of weekOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
Monday79.6%15.8 min520527
Tuesday81.3%11.7 min470472
Wednesday83.0%11.6 min475475
Thursday84.1%6.9 min521522
Friday81.6%13.5 min510524
Saturday83.2%12.0 min392404
Sunday80.0%13.4 min516526

Month of year

Months combine the same calendar month across the years shown; this is a seasonal pattern, not a monthly time series.

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Average departure delay Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT

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Month of yearOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
JanFewer than 200 measured departures—191205
FebFewer than 200 measured departures—190190
Mar75.3%24.9 min279284
Apr84.8%10.0 min256256
May79.6%13.6 min308312
Jun78.4%11.6 min402406
Jul79.8%12.5 min426434
Aug85.0%7.4 min213215
Sep88.6%4.3 min210210
Oct87.4%3.6 min340340
Nov90.2%1.3 min296300
Dec81.6%15.5 min293298

Delay and on-time rates need at least 200 measured departures per bucket. Smaller samples remain visible in the flight-count chart. An empty slot means no observations, not zero flights.

Recorded outcomes

  • On time 80.7% 2,783
  • Delayed >15 min 18.0% 621
  • Cancelled 1.3% 46
  • Missing departure time 0.0% 0

All recorded flights with a known scheduled local time, counted once. Missing actual times are shown separately.

On time means departing no more than 15 minutes after schedule. Cancelled flights and flights missing departure times are excluded from the on-time rate and average delay.

Flight numbers on this route

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Flight numbersBy direction DeparturesOn time
DL2370 MEM → DTW 207 88.5%
DL1230 DTW → MEM 201 75.1%
DL748 MEM → DTW 98 86.6%
OO4111 MEM → DTW 94 79.1%
OO4111 DTW → MEM 94 82.4%
DL1294 DTW → MEM 85 92.9%
OO4092 DTW → MEM 85 89.4%
OO4092 MEM → DTW 85 87.1%
DL1596 MEM → DTW 65 92.1%
DL701 DTW → MEM 62 80.3%
DL1294 MEM → DTW 61 93.3%
DL1561 DTW → MEM 61 61.0%
OO4170 DTW → MEM 61 86.9%
OO4171 MEM → DTW 61 83.6%
OO4114 DTW → MEM 55 83.6%
OO4122 MEM → DTW 55 98.2%
9E9E5011 DTW → MEM 49 98.0%
OO3762 DTW → MEM 49 63.0%
DL3137 DTW → MEM 48 93.8%
DL3137 MEM → DTW 48 85.4%
OO4007 MEM → DTW 48 58.3%
OO4007 DTW → MEM 48 52.1%
9E9E5470 MEM → DTW 36 97.2%
DL1029 DTW → MEM 36 77.8%
DL693 DTW → MEM 36 88.9%
DL693 MEM → DTW 36 86.1%
NK2312 DTW → MEM 36 77.8%
NK2313 MEM → DTW 36 80.6%
9E9E5011 MEM → DTW 35 80.0%
DL1718 DTW → MEM 35 74.3%
DL1420 MEM → DTW 34 100.0%
9E9E5501 DTW → MEM 33 100.0%
9E9E4905 MEM → DTW 32 90.6%
DL719 MEM → DTW 32 81.3%
9E9E4961 DTW → MEM 31 87.1%
OO3590 MEM → DTW 31 74.2%
OO3590 DTW → MEM 31 74.2%
OO3720 DTW → MEM 31 93.6%
OO3720 MEM → DTW 31 90.3%
OO3760 DTW → MEM 31 66.7%
OO3760 MEM → DTW 31 63.3%
OO3787 MEM → DTW 30 90.0%
OO3872 MEM → DTW 30 59.3%

Flight numbers are the codes sold on tickets. On shared flights one aircraft can carry several of them. Only numbers with at least 30 flights have a page.

Monthly figures
PeriodFlights operated Change vs last yearCancelled On-time departures
July 2026 176 −29.6% 2 75.0%
June 2026 172 −25.2% 0 80.2%
May 2026 158 +5.3% 4 80.4%
April 2026 136 +13.3% 0 85.3%
March 2026 171 +58.3% 5 66.7%
February 2026 132 +127.6% 0 75.8%
January 2026 121 +72.9% 12 64.5%
December 2025 137 −12.2% 5 71.5%
November 2025 132 −19.5% 4 90.2%
October 2025 230 +109.1% 0 87.8%
September 2025 210 0 88.6%
August 2025 213 2 85.0%
July 2025 250 6 83.2%
June 2025 230 4 77.0%
May 2025 150 0 78.7%
April 2025 120 0 84.2%
March 2025 108 0 88.9%
February 2025 58 0 89.7%
January 2025 70 2 80.0%
December 2024 156 0 90.4%
November 2024 164 0 90.2%
October 2024 110 0 86.4%

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