DTW to TVC flight delays
Detroit, MI (DTW) Traverse City, MI (TVC) · 207 miles
1,079 flights · January 2025 – August 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
75.9%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
2.13%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
76 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
19 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The season swings this route hard. In October it ran 37.7 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 2 airlines here are separated by under 2 points — close enough to call a tie. Choose on price and departure time.
Flights from Detroit to Traverse City run late more often than the average route, though not severely.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over January 2025 – August 2026, SkyWest Airlines arrived on time most often on DTW to TVC. Delta Air Lines was late most often. Flights ran closest to schedule in October and worst in December.
Every airline on DTW to TVC
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 | 701 | 76.28% | 2.28% | 83 min | D |
| Delta Air Lines | 378 | 75.2% | 1.85% | 64 min | D |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
TVC to DTW Traverse City back to Detroit 76.35% on time DOther routes from Detroit
Common questions
Are flights from Detroit to Traverse City usually delayed?
75.9% of flights on the DTW to TVC route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 2 in every ten arrived late. That is about the same as the average route in this record.
Which airline is most on time from Detroit to Traverse City?
SkyWest Airlines, at 76.28% on time across 701 flights. The least punctual on the route was Delta Air Lines at 75.2%.
How often are DTW to TVC flights cancelled?
2.13% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 21 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Detroit to Traverse City?
October, when 94.4% of flights arrived on time. The worst was December at 56.7%.
When DTW to TVC flights are late, how late are they?
About 76 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 TVC 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 →