BOS → DTWBoston to Detroit

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Direct flights from Boston (BOS) to Detroit (DTW): 54 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. 89% of the last 18 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 16 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 21 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,015 km, an estimated 1 hour 48 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Boston and Detroit. Updated 13 November 2026 at 17:15 UTC.

Today, BOS → DTW

Fri 13 Nov · local times
DL1432Delta112 min late

The BOS board at 12:15 shows departure at 18:49 instead of 16:57, gate A15 (TA).

Later cancelled
2.6%of 5,779 past Delta flights whose board showed 70 min or more late
Still to leave today
DL2896 20:05Delta · then B61337 20:17
Track DL1432 →
  1. 05:30 DL1019Delta Air Lines Left 05:25 Landed 07:14 −36
  2. 09:00 B6837JetBlue Left 09:00 DTW est. 10:42In the air · sched 11:19
  3. 09:15 DL1748Delta Air Lines Left 09:10 DTW est. 10:57In the air · sched 11:32
  4. 13:00 DL2222Delta On scheduleGate A21 · TA ·
  5. 14:31 B61237JetBlue Est. 14:45 +14Gate C14 · TC ·
  6. 16:57 DL1432Delta Est. 18:49 +112Gate A15 · TA ·
  7. 20:05 DL2896Delta On scheduleGate A19 · TA ·
  8. 20:17 B61337JetBlue On scheduleGate C36 · TC ·

Checked BOS board 12:15 · DTW board 10:03

BOS Boston smooth · +2
DTW Detroit smooth · +0
1,015 km · ~1h 48m est.
dep bank 05:39–20:1754x weekly
Runs reliable · 2 airlines · 54x weekly · nonstop
89% on time

of the last 18 tracked BOS → DTW flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −16 min. 0 of 21 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−16 minacross the last 18 arrivals
Flight time~1h 48mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures54x2 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 21

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Delta Air LinesJetBlue Airways

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 Air LinesDL92% on time

Flights DL1019 05:39 daily · DL1748 09:15 daily · DL2222 13:05 daily · DL1432 17:25 daily

JetBlue AirwaysB683% on time

Flights B6837 09:00 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · B61237 14:31 daily · B61337 20:17 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-13B6837departed+0
11-13DL1019arrived−36
11-13DL1748departed−5
11-12B61237dep +11 → arr−9
11-12B61337dep +56 → arr+19
11-12B6837dep +0 → arr−39
11-12DL1019arrived−33
11-12DL1432dep +8 → arr−16
11-12DL1748arrived−5
11-12DL2departed+165
11-12DL2222dep −5 → arr−23
11-12DL2896arrived−10
11-11B61237arrived−27
11-11B61337arrived−19
11-11B6837dep +0 → arr−30
11-11DL1019arrived−29
11-11DL1432arrived+3
11-11DL1748dep −5 → arr−15
11-11DL2222dep −5 → arr−16
11-11DL2896dep +47 → arr+68
11-11DL9964arrived+0

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
BOSBoston +2 min smooth 🌤 overcast · NNW 8 kt Full BOS delay board →
DTWDetroit +0 min smooth ⛅ overcast · NNW 10 kt Full DTW delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at BOS: a 27% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +4 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Boston to Detroit route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop BOS 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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BOS to DTW questions

Is BOS–DTW running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 94/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on BOS–DTW?

Operators schedule morning departures around 05:39 and evening departures around 17:25 from BOS. 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 BOS to DTW?

Great-circle distance is 1,015 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 102–117 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does BOS–DTW fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 54 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.