FRA → DTWFrankfurt am Main to Detroit

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Direct flights from Frankfurt am Main (FRA) to Detroit (DTW): 32 nonstop departures observed each week across 5 airlines. The median arrival is on schedule. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 6,679 km, an estimated 9 hours 4 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Frankfurt am Main and Detroit. Updated 17 September 2026 at 20:30 UTC.

FRA Frankfurt am Main busy · +25
DTW Detroit smooth · +0
6,679 km · ~9h 04m est.
dep bank 11:00–14:2632x weekly
Running clean · 5 airlines · 32x weekly · nonstop
83 / 100

route health from live FRA and DTW delay boards

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

Median arrival+0 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~9h 04mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures32x5 direct airlines on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Air FranceDelta Air LinesKLMLufthansa

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
Air FranceAF

Flights AF3609 varies Mo We Fr Sa

Delta Air LinesDL

Flights DL87 11:00 daily

KLMKL

Flights KL6143 varies daily

LufthansaLH

Flights LH442 11:10 daily

United AirlinesUA

Flights UA9196 varies daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-17DL87arrived+0
09-17KL6143arrived+0
09-17LH442arrived+0
09-17UA9196arrived+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
FRAFrankfurt am Main +25 min busy 🌤 clear · SSW 10 kt Full FRA delay board →
DTWDetroit +0 min smooth 🌫 overcast · N 0 kt Full DTW delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at FRA: 30% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +5 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Frankfurt am Main to Detroit route actually runs

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

Is FRA–DTW running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at FRA is the weaker end, route health score 83/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on FRA–DTW?

Operators schedule morning departures around 11:00 from FRA. 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 FRA to DTW?

Great-circle distance is 6,679 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 501–602 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does FRA–DTW fly?

5 carriers operate this route, around 32 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.