Flights Detroit → Sault Ste Marie
DTW → CIU
Route overview
The flight route from Detroit to Sault Ste Marie has a relatively low on-time performance rate of 64%, with an average delay time of 61.4 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 89 flights, serving a destination airport that accommodates around 48,780 passengers annually.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Detroit (DTW) → Sault Ste Marie (CIU) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 120 flights monitored in recent months, 65% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 73 minutes. The cancellation rate is 15.83%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 27.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Sault Ste Marie the average ATFM delay is 0.9 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Detroit the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Sault Ste Marie: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Detroit (DTW) to Sault Ste Marie (CIU) heads north for about 457 km, a flight time of roughly 59m.
Departures from Detroit on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 100% of DTW-CIU flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Detroit the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Sault Ste Marie it is 0.9 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 120 tracked DTW-CIU flights, 65% left on time with an average delay of 73 min and a 15.8% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
Airlines operating DTW-CIU
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Frequently asked questions about DTW-CIU
On the Detroit (DTW) -> Sault Ste Marie (CIU) route, on-time performance is 65% with an average delay of 73 minutes, based on 120 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Detroit-Sault Ste Marie is 15.83% across 120 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Delta Air Lines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Sault Ste Marie, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
