AUS → DTWAustin to Detroit

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Direct flights from Austin (AUS) to Detroit (DTW): 27 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 95% of the last 21 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 28 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 24 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,849 km, an estimated 2 hours 52 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Austin and Detroit. Updated 30 October 2026 at 17:22 UTC.

Today, AUS → DTW

Fri 30 Oct · local times
DL559Delta Air LinesIn the air, 28 min late

Left AUS at 08:28, 28 min after its 08:00 slot.

Landing
11:44DTW board estimate · sched 12:00
Track DL559 →
  1. 05:10 DL1040Delta Air Lines Left 05:34 +24 Landed 08:38 −31
  2. 08:00 DL559Delta Air Lines Left 08:28 +28 DTW est. 11:44In the air · sched 12:00
  3. 12:02 DL1218Delta Airlines Departed ·
  4. 16:01 DL9754Delta Airlines On scheduleGate 11 · T1 ·
  5. 16:38 DL2736Delta Airlines On scheduleGate 8 · T1 ·

Checked AUS board 12:22 · DTW board 10:03

AUS Austin busy · +28
DTW Detroit smooth · +0
1,849 km · ~2h 52m est.
dep bank 05:10–16:3827x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 27x weekly · nonstop
95% on time

of the last 21 tracked AUS → DTW flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −28 min. 0 of 24 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−28 minacross the last 21 arrivals
Flight time~2h 52mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures27x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 24

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Delta Airlines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Delta AirlinesDL95% on time

Flights DL1040 05:10 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · DL559 08:00 daily · DL1218 12:05 daily · DL2736 16:38 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-30DL1040dep +24 → arr−31
10-30DL559departed+28
10-29DL1040dep +30 → arr−24
10-29DL1218dep +25 → arr−27
10-29DL2736dep +25 → arr−28
10-29DL559dep +24 → arr−37
10-28DL1040dep +20 → arr−33
10-28DL1218dep +23 → arr−23
10-28DL2736dep +23 → arr−28
10-28DL559dep +99 → arr+47
10-27DL1040dep +25 → arr−31
10-27DL1218dep +24 → arr−38
10-27DL2736dep +31 → arr−28
10-27DL559dep +27 → arr−30
10-26DL1040dep +25 → arr−14
10-26DL1218dep +22 → arr−30
10-26DL2736dep +46 → arr−31
10-26DL559dep +24 → arr−18
10-25DL1040dep +25 → arr−23
10-25DL1218dep +43 → arr−13
10-25DL2736dep +26 → arr−22
10-25DL559dep +29 → arr−16
10-24DL1218departed+15
10-24DL2736departed+14

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
AUSAustin +28 min busy ⛅ overcast · NE 5 kt Full AUS delay board →
DTWDetroit +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · NNW 6 kt Full DTW delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at AUS: a 21% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +0 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Austin to Detroit route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop AUS to DTW flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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AUS to DTW questions

Is AUS–DTW running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The departure side at AUS is the weaker end, route health score 81/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on AUS–DTW?

Operators schedule morning departures around 05:10 from AUS. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the DTW delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from AUS to DTW?

Great-circle distance is 1,849 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 161–188 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does AUS–DTW fly?

Delta Airlines runs the route with about 27 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.