DTW to SJC flight delays
Detroit, MI (DTW) San Jose, CA (SJC) · 2,062 miles
63 flights · July 2024 – July 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
82.54%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
0%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
161 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
30 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The shape of the lateness matters here. Flights on this route are not late often, but when they are late they are late by about 161 minutes — long enough to lose a connection or an evening. The on-time percentage looks reassuring and understates the consequence of being on the wrong flight.
The two directions do not behave alike. SJC to DTW arrives on time 8.1 points more often than the outbound. Delay accumulates through the flying day, so whichever direction is scheduled later tends to carry the worse record — which is an argument for booking the morning departure if the choice exists.
Flights from Detroit to San Jose keep to schedule more reliably than most. On a route this punctual the day you fly matters more than the airline you pick.
Every airline on DTW to SJC
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines | 63 | 82.54% | 0% | 161 min | — |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
SJC to DTW San Jose back to Detroit 90.63% on time —Other routes from Detroit
Common questions
Are flights from Detroit to San Jose usually delayed?
82.54% of flights on the DTW to SJC route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 2 in every ten arrived late. That is better than the average route in this record.
How often are DTW to SJC flights cancelled?
0% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 1 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
When DTW to SJC flights are late, how late are they?
About 161 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 SJC during July 2024 – July 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 →