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Direct flights from Detroit (DTW) to Dayton (DAY): 1 nonstop departure observed each week across 1 airline. The nonstop covers 267 km, an estimated 51 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Detroit and Dayton. Updated 15 September 2026 at 22:59 UTC.
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Detroit
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267 km · ~0h 51m est.
Running clean · 1 airline · 1x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100
route health from live DTW and DAY delay boards
Flight time~0h 51mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures1x1 direct airline on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.
Who flies it
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How the Detroit to Dayton route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop DTW to DAY 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.
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DTW to DAY questions
Is DTW–DAY 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.
How long is the flight from DTW to DAY?
Great-circle distance is 267 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 49–53 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does DTW–DAY fly?
Sun Country Airlines runs the route with about 1 flight a week (tue). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.
What does the route health score measure?
A blend of departure-side delay at DTW and arrival-side delay at DAY, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.
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