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BTS> TranStats
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Detroit, MI: Detroit Metro Wayne County (DTW) Scheduled Services except Freight/Mail BTS Data as of 3/29/2024
Summary Data (U.S. Flights Only) Carrier Shares for January - December 2023
Passengers* 2022** 2023** %Chg Rank***
Arrival 12,693k 13,874k 9.31% 19
Departure 12,653k 13,841k 9.39% 19
Scheduled Flights
Departures 127,546 128,614 0.84% 19
Freight/Mail (lb.) (Scheduled and Non-Scheduled)
Total 302m 261m -13.46% 39
Carriers
Scheduled 22 22 0.00%
* Scheduled enplaned revenue passengers.
** 12 months ending December of each year.
*** Among 764 U.S. airports, 12 months ending December 2023
Carrier Passengers Share
Delta 15,871 57.26%
Spirit 3,178 11.47%
Endeavor 2,027 7.31%
SkyWest 1,983 7.16%
American 1,177 4.25%
Other 3,479 12.55%
Based on enplaned passengers(000) both arriving and departing.
Total Passengers (U.S. Flights, in millions) Top 10 Destination Airports (U.S. Only, Passengers (000))
*  Before October 2002, only carriers operating aircraft with more than 60 seats or 18,000 pounds in payload reported traffic data.
** 2023 represents data for January - December 2023.
Source: T-100 Domestic Market (US Carriers).
DTW vs. National Departure Delays (Major U.S. Carriers) DTW On-Time Performance Summary (Major U.S. Carriers Only)
A flight is considered delayed when it arrived or departed 15 or more minutes than the schedule. Delayed minutes are calculated from delayed flights only.
Domestic Flights, 2018-2023
% On Time 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023* Rank**
Departure 84% 83% 88% 87% 81% 82% 4
Arrival 84% 84% 88% 87% 82% 83% 4
Avg Delay (min.)
Departure 71.96 76.13 66.01 72.94 73.60 70.93 15
Arrival 74.63 78.49 73.74 76.13 79.76 77.87 24
% Cancelled
Total 0.97% 1.06% 3.93% 0.85% 2.07% 1.17% 13
Number of Flights (000)
Total 157.5 161.8 109.2 128.9 126.4 126.1
Number of Reporting Carriers
Total 15 15 15 14 14 13
* January - December 2023 .
** Ranked only for major U.S. airports, January - December 2023.