How delayed are Detroit Airport (DTW) departures right now?
Detroit Airport (DTW) delays today: departures are running +9 min, across 145 flights tracked so far.
Detroit Airport (DTW) delays today: departures are running +9 min, across 145 flights tracked so far. The busiest departure hour on today's board is 21:00 local, with 30 flights scheduled to leave. The most-served destination today is Seattle (SEA), with 4 departures on the board. Source: official airport boards, METAR weather, Pro Flight Search tracking. Updated 28 October 2026 at 04:36 UTC.
DEPARTURES MINOR DELAYS
+9 min
typical departure delay right now
Departures +9 min, arrivals 3 min early. This airport's board does not publish cancellations.
Live arrivals · Delays & weather · Direct routes · Global delays now
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JUST DEPARTEDRJ 268 to AMM · +133 min
Live departures board
est. departure02:34NOW
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Where Detroit Airport (DTW) departures fly
Destinations on the current board, busiest first. 85 airports are served in this departures window.
Busiest departure hours at Detroit Airport (DTW)
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The busiest departure hour on today's board is 21:00 local, with 30 flights scheduled to leave.
Tomorrow at Detroit
ForecastThu 29 Oct, local date
High22°Clikely 20°C to 23°C
Low12°Clikely 10°C to 14°C
Outlook: about usual
- Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
- 4.6%usually 3.8%
No cancellation outlook here: this airport's board does not publish cancellations reliably.
Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Based on about 430 departures a day. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.
When this board says…
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board's first estimatemedian actual
Every board update is stored, including the revisions. The first delay this board admits understates the median outcome. Posted vs. actual across every hub: the slippage study →
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Detroit Airport (DTW) departures: common questions
How many flights are cancelled at Detroit Airport (DTW) today?
No cancellations are showing across the 145 flights currently on the board.
What is the busiest departure hour at Detroit Airport (DTW)?
The busiest departure hour on today's board is 21:00 local, with 30 flights scheduled to leave.
Where do Detroit Airport (DTW) departures fly?
The busiest destinations on the current board are Seattle (SEA), Houston (IAH), Chicago (ORD), New York (EWR), Nashville (BNA). In total 85 airports are served in this window.
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