DTW → DFWDetroit to Dallas-Fort Worth

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Direct flights from Detroit (DTW) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW): 77 nonstop departures observed each week across 3 airlines. 13% of the last 8 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 60 minutes late. 4 of the 9 tracked flights were cancelled. 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 Detroit and Dallas-Fort Worth. Updated 15 November 2026 at 10:11 UTC.

Today, DTW → DFW

Sun 15 Nov · local times
  1. · AA1108 On schedule DFW est. 07:45sched 08:04
  2. · AA1569American On schedule DFW 10:20scheduled
  3. · AA1959 On schedule DFW 18:48scheduled
  4. · AA2374 On schedule DFW 13:44scheduled
  5. · AA660American On schedule DFW 21:32scheduled
  6. · AA679 On schedule DFW 16:57scheduled
  7. · DL1041 On schedule DFW est. 14:12sched 14:19
  8. · DL1207Delta Air Lines On schedule DFW est. 22:06sched 22:15
  9. · DL1543 On schedule DFW 17:49scheduled
  10. · DL2746 On schedule DFW est. 10:49sched 10:54
  11. · F93177 On schedule DFW 12:22scheduled

Checked DTW board 22:03 · DFW board 04:11

DTW Detroit busy · +26
DFW Dallas-Fort Worth smooth · +0
1,586 km · ~2h 32m est.
dep bank 05:51–22:2877x weekly
Runs rough · 3 airlines · 77x weekly · nonstop
13% on time

of the last 8 tracked DTW → DFW flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +60 min. 4 of 9 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+60 minacross the last 4 arrivals
Flight time~2h 32mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures77x3 direct airlines on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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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 AirlinesAA

Flights AA1108 05:51 daily · AA1569 08:01 daily · AA2374 11:38 daily · AA679 14:49 Mo We Th Fr Su

Delta Air LinesDL

Flights DL2746 08:55 daily · DL1041 varies daily · DL1543 15:50 Mo Tu We Th Su · DL1207 varies daily

Frontier AirlinesF9

Flights F93177 10:07 daily · F93129 19:37 Tu Sa · F93175 22:28 Mo We Th Fr Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-14AA1108arrived+60
11-14AA1569cancelledCNX
11-14AA2374arrived+68
11-14AA660cancelledCNX
11-14DL1041arrived+19
11-14DL1207dep +42 → arr+1
11-14DL2746cancelledCNX
11-14F93129departed−1
11-13F93175cancelledCNX

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
DTWDetroit +26 min busy ⛅ overcast · NW 8 kt Full DTW delay board →
DFWDallas-Fort Worth +0 min smooth 🌤 overcast · WNW 7 kt Full DFW delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at DFW: a 25% 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 Detroit to Dallas-Fort Worth route actually runs

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

Is DTW–DFW running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at DTW is the weaker end, route health score 83/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on DTW–DFW?

Operators schedule morning departures around 05:51 and evening departures around 19:24 from DTW. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the DFW delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from DTW to DFW?

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 DTW–DFW fly?

3 carriers operate this route, around 77 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.