DFW → DTWDallas-Fort Worth to Detroit

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Direct flights from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Detroit (DTW): 83 nonstop departures observed each week across 3 airlines. 92% of the last 13 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 20 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 18 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,586 km, an estimated 2 hours 32 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Dallas-Fort Worth and Detroit. Updated 30 October 2026 at 14:30 UTC.

Today, DFW → DTW

Fri 30 Oct · local times
  1. 05:20 DL2183Delta Air Lines Left 05:25 +5 Landed 08:49 −8
  2. 06:05 F93178Frontier Left 05:54 Landed 09:19 −29
  3. 07:02 AA3101American Left 06:58 DTW est. 10:26In the air · sched 10:45
  4. 11:27 AA679American On scheduleGate C29 · TC ·
  5. 11:47 DL2746Delta Air Lines On scheduleGate E12 · TE ·
  6. 13:36 DL735Delta Air Lines On scheduleGate E15 · TE ·
  7. 13:51 AA2312American On scheduleGate A13 · TA ·
  8. 14:43 AA2822American On scheduleGate A39 · TA ·
  9. 17:30 AA2508American On scheduleGate A36 · TA ·
  10. 17:59 F93990Frontier On scheduleGate E18 · TE ·
  11. 18:40 DL1441Delta Air Lines On scheduleGate E12 · TE ·
  12. 19:55 AA313American On scheduleGate A38 · TA ·

Checked DFW board 09:30 · DTW board 10:03

DFW Dallas-Fort Worth smooth · +0
DTW Detroit smooth · +0
1,586 km · ~2h 32m est.
dep bank 05:20–19:5583x weekly
Runs reliable · 3 airlines · 83x weekly · nonstop
92% on time

of the last 13 tracked DFW → DTW flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −20 min. 0 of 18 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−20 minacross the last 13 arrivals
Flight time~2h 32mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures83x3 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 18

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
American AirlinesDelta 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
American AirlinesAA80% on time

Flights AA3101 07:02 daily · AA679 11:27 daily · AA2312 13:51 daily · AA2822 14:43 daily

Delta Air LinesDL100% on time

Flights DL2183 05:20 daily · DL2746 11:47 daily · DL735 13:36 daily · DL1441 18:40 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su

Frontier AirlinesF9

Flights F93178 06:05 daily · F93990 varies daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-30AA3101departed−4
10-30DL2183dep +5 → arr−8
10-30F93178dep −11 → arr−29
10-29AA2312dep −2 → arr−22
10-29AA2508dep +132 → arr+91
10-29AA2822dep −2 → arr−20
10-29AA313dep +0 → arr−22
10-29AA679arrived−24
10-29DL1441dep −14 → arr−34
10-29DL2183dep −5 → arr−21
10-29DL2746dep +0 → arr−12
10-29DL735dep −4 → arr−14
10-29F93178dep +24 → arr−2
10-29F93990dep +2 → arr−12
10-28AA2312departed+12
10-28AA2822departed+18
10-28AA3101departed−7
10-28AA313departed+6

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
DFWDallas-Fort Worth +0 min smooth 🌤 overcast · NE 3 kt Full DFW delay board →
DTWDetroit +0 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · N 7 kt Full DTW delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at DFW: a 24% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +3 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Dallas-Fort Worth to Detroit route actually runs

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

Is DFW–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 DFW–DTW?

Operators schedule morning departures around 05:20 and evening departures around 17:30 from DFW. 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 DFW to DTW?

Great-circle distance is 1,586 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 142–166 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does DFW–DTW fly?

3 carriers operate this route, around 83 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.