EWR → DTWNew York to Detroit

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Direct flights from New York (EWR) to Detroit (DTW): 74 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. 95% of the last 57 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 29 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 57 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 783 km, an estimated 1 hour 30 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at New York and Detroit. Updated 4 November 2026 at 11:03 UTC.

Today, EWR → DTW

Wed 4 Nov · local times
  1. 06:00 DL2596Delta Air Lines Est. 05:55Gate A06 · TA DTW est. 07:40sched 07:55
  2. 09:00 UA4495United Airlines On scheduleGate C103 · TC ·
  3. 09:40 DL2566Delta On scheduleGate A04 · TA ·
  4. 09:50 UA3514United Airlines On scheduleGate C88 · TC ·
  5. 12:59 DL2577Delta On scheduleGate A05 · TA ·
  6. 18:47 UA3475United Airlines Sched 18:47Departure not confirmed by the board ·
  7. 21:29 UA3412United Airlines Sched 21:29Departure not confirmed by the board ·

Checked EWR board 05:46 · DTW board 06:03

EWR New York smooth · +0
DTW Detroit smooth · +0
783 km · ~1h 30m est.
dep bank 06:00–21:3174x weekly
Runs reliable · 2 airlines · 74x weekly · nonstop
95% on time

of the last 57 tracked EWR → DTW flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −29 min. 0 of 57 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−29 minacross the last 57 arrivals
Flight time~1h 30mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures74x2 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 57

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Delta 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
Delta Air LinesDL92% on time

Flights DL2596 06:00 daily · DL2566 09:40 daily · DL2577 12:59 daily · DL2573 16:45 daily

United AirlinesUA97% on time

Flights UA4495 08:44 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · UA3514 09:50 daily · UA3437 14:20 daily · UA3586 16:22 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-03DL2566dep −10 → arr−7
11-03DL2573dep −10 → arr−34
11-03DL2577dep −11 → arr−31
11-03DL2596dep −5 → arr−13
11-03UA3412dep −10 → arr−49
11-03UA3437dep −5 → arr−23
11-03UA3475dep −8 → arr−51
11-03UA3514dep −9 → arr−3
11-03UA3586dep −8 → arr−35
11-03UA4495dep +145 → arr+138
11-02DL2566dep −13 → arr−31
11-02DL2567dep −11 → arr−38
11-02DL2573dep −10 → arr−35
11-02DL2577dep −7 → arr−29
11-02DL2596dep −10 → arr−22
11-02UA3412dep −5 → arr−34
11-02UA3437dep −7 → arr−28
11-02UA3475dep +5 → arr−20
11-02UA3514dep −5 → arr−28
11-02UA3586dep −8 → arr−43
11-02UA4495dep −1 → arr+0
11-01DL2566dep −3 → arr−37
11-01DL2567dep −7 → arr−42
11-01DL2573dep −11 → arr−33
11-01DL2577dep −7 → arr−29
11-01DL2596dep −6 → arr−29
11-01UA3412dep −8 → arr−49
11-01UA3437dep −4 → arr−33
11-01UA3475dep −6 → arr−40
11-01UA3514dep −3 → arr−25
11-01UA3586dep −3 → arr−31
11-01UA4495dep +36 → arr+13
10-31DL2566dep −3 → arr−26
10-31DL2573dep −8 → arr+50
10-31DL2577dep −11 → arr−32
10-31DL2596dep −5 → arr−14
10-31SCW4910arrived+0
10-31UA3475dep −10 → arr−42
10-31UA3514dep −10 → arr−28
10-31UA3586dep −8 → arr−22

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
EWRNew York +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · N 0 kt Full EWR delay board →
DTWDetroit +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · SSE 8 kt Full DTW delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at EWR: a 23% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +1 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the New York to Detroit route actually runs

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

Is EWR–DTW 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.

Morning or evening flight on EWR–DTW?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:00 and evening departures around 18:45 from EWR. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the DTW delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from EWR to DTW?

Great-circle distance is 783 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 85–97 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does EWR–DTW fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 74 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.