DTW → SJUDetroit to San Juan

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Direct flights from Detroit (DTW) to San Juan (SJU): 2 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. The median arrival is 4 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 2 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 3,110 km, an estimated 4 hours 29 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Detroit and San Juan. Updated 12 September 2026 at 19:33 UTC.

DTW Detroit smooth · +0
SJU San Juan smooth · +0
3,110 km · ~4h 29m est.
dep bank 08:37–08:422x weekly
Running clean · 2 airlines · 2x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100

route health from live DTW and SJU delay boards

Median arrival delay is +4 min. 0 of 2 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+4 minacross the last 2 operated legs
Flight time~4h 29mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures2x2 direct airlines on the leg

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Delta Air LinesDL

Flights DL1913 varies Sa

WestJetWS

Flights WS8698 varies Sa

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-12DL1913dep +0 → arr+4
09-12WS8698departed+0

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 +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · NE 3 kt Full DTW delay board →
SJUSan Juan +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · E 7 kt Full SJU delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at SJU: 37% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +15 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 San Juan route actually runs

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

Is DTW–SJU 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 SJU?

Great-circle distance is 3,110 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 250–297 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does DTW–SJU fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 2 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at DTW and arrival-side delay at SJU, 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.