Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County (DTW) – San Francisco (SFO)
In July 2026, 374 flights operated between Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County and San Francisco (both directions), and 68.2% 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 delay05:00–06:001.7min · 636 recorded · 632 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour24.1min05:00 ↔ 20:00
Recorded flights6,533DTW–SFO
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
25.812.90.0
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
8744370
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
96.5%
1.7 min
632
636
06:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
137
138
07:00
87.0%
11.3 min
323
326
08:00
88.6%
3.9 min
869
874
09:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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37
37
10:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
135
135
11:00
79.0%
12.6 min
533
540
12:00
80.0%
12.4 min
739
742
13:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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125
127
14:00
71.1%
14.1 min
384
388
15:00
78.9%
10.8 min
204
204
16:00
74.2%
15.1 min
484
485
17:00
73.5%
18.6 min
249
250
18:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
80
80
19:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
177
180
20:00
63.5%
25.8 min
493
498
21:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
123
124
22:00
77.7%
8.1 min
632
635
23:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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133
134
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
16.48.20.0
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
9864930
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Day of week
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
Monday
75.4%
13.4 min
959
970
Tuesday
86.4%
6.3 min
863
868
Wednesday
82.6%
8.1 min
910
911
Thursday
75.5%
14.3 min
981
986
Friday
77.3%
13.6 min
970
975
Saturday
81.6%
9.9 min
833
839
Sunday
76.8%
16.4 min
973
984
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
17.18.60.0
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
7543770
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month of year
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
Jan
80.9%
13.3 min
507
507
Feb
81.4%
8.8 min
447
449
Mar
79.9%
12.9 min
556
566
Apr
89.1%
2.9 min
596
598
May
78.2%
11.6 min
642
644
Jun
72.4%
15.8 min
711
719
Jul
71.9%
16.1 min
748
754
Aug
80.8%
10.4 min
317
319
Sep
91.7%
2.5 min
290
290
Oct
84.2%
10.1 min
514
514
Nov
78.9%
13.1 min
596
598
Dec
72.6%
17.1 min
565
575
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 time78.7%5,139
Delayed >15 min20.7%1,350
Cancelled0.7%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.