DTW to BTV flight delays
Detroit, MI (DTW) Burlington, VT (BTV) · 537 miles
308 flights · January 2025 – August 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
66.11%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
2.27%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
107 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
37 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The season swings this route hard. In June it ran 37.5 points more punctual than in December — a difference bigger than the one between the best and worst airlines on most routes. If the date is flexible, it is worth more than the carrier.
The route has been getting better. The later months in the record run 20.3 points more punctual than the earlier ones, which usually means a schedule that was too tight has been given more room.
This route does worse than its own airport. DTW as a whole runs 12.9 points more punctual than these flights, which points at something specific to the route — the time of day it is scheduled, or the aircraft that feed it — rather than the airport.
This is a late route. Flights from Detroit to Burlington miss their scheduled arrival often enough that a tight connection at the far end is a connection at risk.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over January 2025 – August 2026, SkyWest Airlines arrived on time most often on DTW to BTV. Flights ran closest to schedule in October and worst in December.
Every airline on DTW to BTV
Ranked by how many flights each one operated. A carrier with fewer than 100 flights in the period is listed but not graded.
| Airline | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SkyWest Airlines | 306 | 65.89% | 2.29% | 107 min | F |
| Delta Air Lines | 2 | 100% | 0% | — | — |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
BTV to DTW Burlington back to Detroit 69.33% on time FOther routes from Detroit
Common questions
Are flights from Detroit to Burlington usually delayed?
66.11% of flights on the DTW to BTV route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 3 in every ten arrived late. That is worse than the average route in this record.
Which airlines fly from Detroit to Burlington?
Only SkyWest Airlines appears in the published record on this route, with 306 flights and 65.89% arriving on time.
How often are DTW to BTV flights cancelled?
2.27% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 23 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Detroit to Burlington?
June, when 87.5% of flights arrived on time. The worst was December at 50%.
When DTW to BTV flights are late, how late are they?
About 107 minutes on average across the flights that arrived more than 15 minutes behind schedule.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on DTW to BTV during January 2025 – August 2026, as reported by the airlines to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "On time" is the federal definition: arriving at the gate within 15 minutes of the scheduled time.
A route's record is a description of the past, not a forecast. Weather, air traffic control and the aircraft's earlier flights that day drive most delays, and none of them are predictable from a historical rate. What the record does tell you is whether this route runs late more often than others, and which carrier on it has the better history — which is the part you can actually act on when you book.
Cancellations are counted separately from delays because they are a different problem for a traveller: a late flight still gets you there. How the grade is calculated →