DTW → ORDDetroit to Chicago

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Direct flights from Detroit (DTW) to Chicago (ORD): 130 nonstop departures observed each week across 3 airlines. 85% of the last 26 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 6 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 35 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 376 km, an estimated 59 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Detroit and Chicago. Updated 3 November 2026 at 07:16 UTC.

Today, DTW → ORD

Tue 3 Nov · local times
  1. · UA5814United Airlines On schedule ORD 06:57scheduled

Checked DTW board 22:26 · ORD board 01:16

DTW Detroit smooth · +14
ORD Chicago smooth · +13
376 km · ~0h 59m est.
dep bank 06:15–21:10130x weekly
Runs reliable · 3 airlines · 130x weekly · nonstop
85% on time

of the last 26 tracked DTW → ORD flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −6 min. 0 of 35 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−6 minacross the last 26 arrivals
Flight time~0h 59mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures130x3 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 35

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
American AirlinesDelta Air LinesUnited 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 AA5003 06:42 Mo Su · AA6465 07:00 daily · AA4103 10:22 daily · AA3546 10:23 Mo Su

Delta Air LinesDL88% on time

Flights DL1622 07:10 daily · DL5327 10:01 daily · DL1716 12:33 daily · DL2358 16:06 daily

United AirlinesUA88% on time

Flights UA3501 06:15 Mo We Th Fr · UA5814 06:15 Mo Tu Sa Su · UA426 07:26 daily · UA4749 10:48 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-02AA3364dep +3 → arr−25
11-02AA3544dep +41 → arr+20
11-02AA3546dep +16 → arr−20
11-02AA5003dep +9 → arr−25
11-02AA6325arrived+69
11-02DL1622dep +17 → arr−4
11-02DL1665dep +8 → arr−1
11-02DL1716dep +5 → arr−23
11-02DL2358dep +11 → arr−2
11-02DL5327dep +17 → arr−2
11-02UA3402dep +3 → arr−32
11-02UA3501dep +4 → arr−23
11-02UA3536dep +9 → arr+7
11-02UA426dep +17 → arr−6
11-02UA4749dep +43 → arr−21
11-02UA5210arrived+164
11-02UA5381dep +5 → arr−8
11-02UA5451dep +11 → arr−14
11-01AA3364dep +1 → arr−15
11-01AA3544dep +26 → arr+8
11-01AA3546dep +12 → arr−1
11-01AA5003dep +8 → arr−18
11-01AA6325dep +12 → arr+3
11-01DL1622dep +63 → arr+41
11-01DL1665dep +13 → arr−8
11-01DL1716dep +0 → arr−20
11-01DL2358departed+21
11-01DL5327departed+21
11-01UA3402departed+10
11-01UA3536departed+2
11-01UA426departed+11
11-01UA4749departed+216
11-01UA5381departed+25
11-01UA5451departed+13
11-01UA5814departed+7

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 +14 min smooth 🌫 overcast · SSW 8 kt Full DTW delay board →
ORDChicago +13 min smooth 🌫 overcast · S 10 kt Full ORD delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at ORD: a 56% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +60 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Detroit to Chicago route actually runs

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

Is DTW–ORD running on time right now?

Significant delay risk. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 46/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on DTW–ORD?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:15 and evening departures around 18:20 from DTW. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the ORD delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from DTW to ORD?

Great-circle distance is 376 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 57–62 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does DTW–ORD fly?

3 carriers operate this route, around 130 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.