DTW → MCIDetroit to Kansas City

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Direct flights from Detroit (DTW) to Kansas City (MCI): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 12 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,009 km, an estimated 1 hour 48 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Detroit and Kansas City. Updated 10 October 2026 at 07:07 UTC.

DTW Detroit busy · +19
MCI Kansas City heavy · +37
1,009 km · ~1h 48m est.
dep bank 08:50–19:457x weekly
Under pressure · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
62 / 100

route health from live DTW and MCI delay boards

Median arrival delay is +12 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+12 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~1h 48mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

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

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 LinesDL

Flights DL2826 08:50 daily · DL2741 12:20 daily · DL2761 16:00 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · DL1321 19:45 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-09DL1321departed+18
10-09DL2741departed+9
10-09DL2761departed+12
10-09DL2826departed+10

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 +19 min busy 🌤 mostly cloudy · E 4 kt Full DTW delay board →
MCIKansas City +37 min heavy 🌤 clear · S 9 kt Full MCI delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at MCI: 33% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +12 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Detroit to Kansas City route actually runs

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

Is DTW–MCI running on time right now?

Some delays possible. The arrival side at MCI is the weaker end, route health score 62/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on DTW–MCI?

Operators schedule morning departures around 08:50 and evening departures around 19:45 from DTW. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the MCI delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from DTW to MCI?

Great-circle distance is 1,009 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 101–116 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does DTW–MCI fly?

Delta Air Lines runs the route with about 27 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.