Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) August 2025 Operational Report

Flight Activity Overview

Total Departing Flights: 15,238

Year-over-Year Change in Departing Flights: +17.84%

In August 2025, Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport handled 15,238 departures, a year‑over‑year change of +17.84%. Capacity and schedule refinements around peak banks supported steady demand across domestic and transborder markets. This scale helped the Detroit region maintain strong connectivity for both business and leisure travel.

On-Time Performance and Cancellations

Departure On-Time Performance: 79.39%

Year-over-Year Change in On-Time Performance: +3.94 percentage points

Cancelled Flights: 17

Year-over-Year Change in Cancellations: -94.26%

Departure on‑time performance was 79.39% (+3.94 percentage points versus last year), while 17 departures were cancelled (-94.26% YoY). Weather and air traffic flow programs around the Great Lakes occasionally introduced holding and ground‑delay programs; the airport and carriers continued to coordinate gate turns and crew availability to stabilize flows.

Airlines Serving Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport

Service at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport is anchored by a large hub operation with broad coverage of U.S. cities and key transatlantic gateways. Regional feed and long‑haul connectivity concentrate around banked waves, enabling efficient connections across the Midwest and beyond.

Outlook

Over the next 4–8 weeks, schedules at the hub are expected to remain broadly steady with departure punctuality near current levels; afternoon convection and busy Friday–Sunday peaks could cause localized delays. Passengers should prefer morning departures, allow 60–90 minutes of buffer for security and connections on peak days, and monitor real‑time gate and weather updates in the NextFly App.