Flights Saginaw → Detroit
MBS → DTW
Route overview
The flight route from Saginaw to Detroit operates with a Canadair Regional Jet 900 aircraft and has seen 283 flights, with 79% of them arriving on time. The average delay for the flights that are not on time is approximately 14.7 minutes, serving one of the busiest airports in terms of annual passenger traffic at nearly 28 million passengers per year.
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 Saginaw (MBS) → Detroit (DTW) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 365 flights monitored in recent months, 76% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 21 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.01%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 24.5/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Detroit the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Saginaw the average ATFM delay is 4.9 minutes.
Heading to Detroit: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Saginaw (MBS) to Detroit (DTW) heads south for about 158 km, a flight time of roughly 37m.
Departures from Saginaw on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 38% of MBS-DTW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Saginaw the average ATFM delay is 4.9 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Detroit it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 365 tracked MBS-DTW flights, 76% left on time with an average delay of 21 min and a 3.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
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Frequently asked questions about MBS-DTW
On the Saginaw (MBS) -> Detroit (DTW) route, on-time performance is 76% with an average delay of 21 minutes, based on 365 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Saginaw-Detroit is 3.01% across 365 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Delta Air Lines.
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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.
