Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County (DTW) – Seattle–Tacoma (SEA)
In July 2026, 427 flights operated between Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County and Seattle–Tacoma (both directions), and 78.5% left on time, according to the US BTS.
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 delay06:00–07:001.1min · 696 recorded · 694 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour21.7min06:00 ↔ 20:00
Recorded flights7,246DTW–SEA
Departure hour
On-time departuresPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
100.050.00.0
00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00
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Average departure delayPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
22.811.40.0
00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
1,1085540
00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00
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Departure hour
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
00:00
No observations
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01:00
No observations
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02:00
No observations
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03:00
No observations
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04:00
No observations
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05:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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138
142
06:00
93.5%
1.1 min
694
696
07:00
70.7%
12.1 min
242
243
08:00
88.5%
4.3 min
1,101
1,108
09:00
85.8%
6.0 min
480
483
10:00
No observations
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11:00
83.8%
8.9 min
439
442
12:00
84.8%
8.2 min
659
662
13:00
80.9%
10.8 min
235
237
14:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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56
56
15:00
80.9%
8.1 min
419
423
16:00
80.1%
9.6 min
782
783
17:00
79.9%
8.6 min
283
283
18:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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118
119
19:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
85
85
20:00
65.4%
22.8 min
509
515
21:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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191
191
22:00
76.7%
11.6 min
236
237
23:00
79.3%
10.2 min
535
541
Day of week
On-time departuresPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
100.050.00.0
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Average departure delayPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
11.85.90.0
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
1,0755380
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Day of week
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
Monday
83.1%
8.9 min
1,056
1,068
Tuesday
87.3%
5.9 min
1,003
1,008
Wednesday
84.1%
7.5 min
1,029
1,031
Thursday
82.1%
7.6 min
1,054
1,055
Friday
79.4%
11.1 min
1,070
1,075
Saturday
81.5%
8.4 min
930
939
Sunday
78.5%
11.8 min
1,060
1,070
Month of year
Months combine the same calendar month across the years shown; this is a seasonal pattern, not a monthly time series.
On-time departuresPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
100.050.00.0
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Average departure delayPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
13.46.70.0
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
8884440
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month of year
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
Jan
78.7%
11.9 min
508
512
Feb
83.1%
5.7 min
462
466
Mar
83.8%
7.8 min
574
584
Apr
86.9%
6.4 min
605
605
May
83.2%
10.3 min
802
804
Jun
81.3%
9.6 min
852
854
Jul
78.2%
11.4 min
874
888
Aug
79.0%
7.9 min
424
428
Sep
87.5%
6.5 min
352
352
Oct
88.0%
3.5 min
516
516
Nov
84.9%
6.4 min
603
603
Dec
76.0%
13.4 min
630
634
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 time81.7%5,922
Delayed >15 min17.7%1,280
Cancelled0.6%44
Missing departure time0.0%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 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.