PHX to DTW flight delays
Phoenix, AZ (PHX) Detroit, MI (DTW) · 1,671 miles
198 flights · March 2025 – August 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
76.41%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
0.51%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
77 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
Only Delta Air Lines flies this route in the published record, so there is no choice to weigh — the route's figures and the airline's are the same figures.
The Phoenix to Detroit route sits close to the middle of the record — neither notably punctual nor notably late.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over March 2025 – August 2026, Delta Air Lines arrived on time most often on PHX to DTW.
Every airline on PHX to DTW
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 | 108 | 80.19% | 0.93% | 71 min | B |
| American Airlines | 60 | 66.67% | 0% | 89 min | — |
| Frontier Airlines | 30 | 82.76% | 0% | 51 min | — |
The return leg
DTW to PHX Detroit back to Phoenix 74.75% on time COther routes from Phoenix
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on PHX to DTW during March 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 →