FLL → DTWFort Lauderdale to Detroit

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Direct flights from Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Detroit (DTW): 54 nonstop departures observed each week across 3 airlines. 65% of the last 49 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 12 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 51 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,818 km, an estimated 2 hours 50 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Fort Lauderdale and Detroit. Updated 4 November 2026 at 11:03 UTC.

Today, FLL → DTW

Wed 4 Nov · local times
  1. · DL2631Delta Air Lines On schedule DTW est. 08:45sched 08:59

Checked FLL board 22:48 · DTW board 06:03

FLL Fort Lauderdale disrupted · +66
DTW Detroit smooth · +0
1,818 km · ~2h 50m est.
dep bank 06:00–20:2654x weekly
Runs mixed · 3 airlines · 54x weekly · nonstop
65% on time

of the last 49 tracked FLL → DTW flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −12 min. 0 of 51 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−12 minacross the last 49 arrivals
Flight time~2h 50mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures54x3 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 51

The week

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

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 LinesDL70% on time

Flights DL2631 06:00 daily · DL1812 11:43 daily · DL1378 14:05 daily · DL1294 16:55 daily

Frontier AirlinesF950% on time

Flights F92008 20:26 daily

JetBlue AirwaysB662% on time

Flights B6790 12:10 daily · B62290 18:35 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-03B62290dep +41 → arr+263
11-03B6790dep +21 → arr−22
11-03DL1294dep +70 → arr+33
11-03DL1378dep +19 → arr−19
11-03DL1812dep +55 → arr+18
11-03DL2631dep +14 → arr−16
11-03F92008dep +0 → arr+106
11-02B6790dep +200 → arr+220
11-02DL1294dep +189 → arr+164
11-02DL1378departed+101
11-02DL1812dep +398 → arr+369
11-02DL2631dep +26 → arr+28
11-02F92008dep +278 → arr+231
11-01B62290dep +144 → arr+105
11-01B6790dep +51 → arr+18
11-01DL1037arrived+113
11-01DL1294dep +71 → arr+40
11-01DL1378dep +199 → arr+169
11-01DL1812dep +142 → arr+123
11-01DL2631dep +10 → arr−14
11-01F92008arrived+64
10-31B62290dep +34 → arr−7
10-31B6790dep +156 → arr+114
10-31DL1294dep +25 → arr−10
10-31DL1378dep +29 → arr−12
10-31DL1812dep +9 → arr−30
10-31DL2631dep +2 → arr−29
10-31F92008departed+155
10-30B62290dep +15 → arr−16
10-30B6790dep +41 → arr+3
10-30DL1037dep +4 → arr−29
10-30DL1294dep +13 → arr−17
10-30DL1378dep +4 → arr−29
10-30DL1812dep +20 → arr−11
10-30DL2631dep +9 → arr−17
10-30F92008dep +24 → arr−14
10-29B62290dep +40 → arr+5
10-29B6790dep +26 → arr−3
10-29DL1037dep +6 → arr−22
10-29DL1294dep +4 → arr−20

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
FLLFort Lauderdale +66 min disrupted ⛅ overcast · ESE 7 kt Full FLL delay board →
DTWDetroit +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · SSE 8 kt Full DTW delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at FLL: a 33% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +24 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Fort Lauderdale to Detroit route actually runs

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

Is FLL–DTW running on time right now?

Some delays possible. The departure side at FLL is the weaker end, route health score 56/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on FLL–DTW?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:00 and evening departures around 18:35 from FLL. 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 FLL to DTW?

Great-circle distance is 1,818 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 158–186 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does FLL–DTW fly?

3 carriers operate this route, around 54 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.