PHL → DTW American Airlines

American Airlines · Philadelphia, PA to Detroit, MI · 1,153 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 46 flight numbers

This route is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -8 min, while the worst 10% run +57 min or later.
On-time arrival
77%
Median delay
-8 min
90th percentile
+57 min
Cancellation rate
4%

How on-time is American Airlines from PHL to DTW?

Across every American Airlines flight number on PHL → DTW (1,153 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 77% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -8 min; the worst 10% ran +57 min or later. 4% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time84677%
16-30 min737%
31-60 min757%
61-120 min535%
2+ hrs515%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-079863%+35 min
2025-088975%+3 min
2025-099787%-3 min
2025-1010783%+5 min
2025-118178%+12 min
2025-128458%+42 min
2026-018273%+17 min
2026-027670%+10 min
2026-038382%-1 min
2026-048982%-1 min
2026-059890%-6 min
2026-0611479%+3 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon16079%
Tue15585%
Wed15176%
Thu16473%
Fri16673%
Sat13581%
Sun16773%

Based on US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data. Loading the full breakdown…