DEN → DTWDenver to Detroit

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Direct flights from Denver (DEN) to Detroit (DTW): 56 nonstop departures observed each week across 8 airlines. 75% of the last 8 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is on schedule. No cancellations were recorded across the 8 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,802 km, an estimated 2 hours 49 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Denver and Detroit. Updated 13 September 2026 at 14:58 UTC.

DEN Denver smooth · +0
DTW Detroit smooth · +0
1,802 km · ~2h 49m est.
dep bank 00:59–23:2956x weekly
Runs mixed · 8 airlines · 56x weekly · nonstop
75% on time

of the last 8 operated DEN → DTW flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +0 min. 0 of 8 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+0 minacross the last 8 operated legs
Flight time~2h 49mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures56x8 direct airlines on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Fri
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Sun
Air CanadaAir FranceDelta Air LinesFrontier 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
Air CanadaAC

Flights AC3381 varies daily · AC4790 varies daily

Air FranceAF

Flights AF2365 varies daily · AF2521 varies Tu We Th Fr Sa Su · AF2439 varies daily

Delta Air LinesDL

Flights DL1096 00:59 Mo Th Fr Sa · DL1745 06:05 daily · DL2787 10:19 daily · DL1113 10:55 Tu We Th Fr Sa Su

Frontier AirlinesF9

Flights F93566 06:30 daily · F94186 18:59 Tu We Th Fr Sa Su · F92212 20:16 Mo Fr

KLMKL

Flights KL5688 varies daily · KL7216 varies daily

Southwest AirlinesWN

Flights WN4700 11:15 Sa · WN3502 11:30 Mo Th Fr Sa · WN3412 13:40 Tu We Su · WN3670 varies Mo Tu We Th Fr

United AirlinesUA

Flights UA1915 09:35 daily · UA1220 17:40 daily

VolarisY4

Flights Y42223 varies Mo Fr · Y42276 varies daily · Y42743 varies Tu We Th Fr Sa Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-13DL1745dep −10 → arr+0
09-12DL1113departed−2
09-12DL1648departed+29
09-12F93566departed−6
09-12UA1220departed−4
09-12UA1915departed−2
09-12WN3502departed+10
09-12WN4700departed+22

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
DENDenver +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · SSW 9 kt Full DEN delay board →
DTWDetroit +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · WNW 7 kt Full DTW delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at DEN: 35% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +9 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Denver to Detroit route actually runs

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

Is DEN–DTW running on time right now?

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

Morning or evening flight on DEN–DTW?

Operators schedule morning departures around 00:59 and evening departures around 17:40 from DEN. 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 DEN to DTW?

Great-circle distance is 1,802 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 157–184 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does DEN–DTW fly?

8 carriers operate this route, around 143 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.