IAH → DTWHouston to Detroit

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Direct flights from Houston (IAH) to Detroit (DTW): 63 nonstop departures observed each week across 9 airlines. The median arrival is 8 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 1 tracked flight. The nonstop covers 1,731 km, an estimated 2 hours 43 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Houston and Detroit. Updated 11 September 2026 at 12:55 UTC.

IAH Houston smooth · +0
DTW Detroit smooth · +0
1,731 km · ~2h 43m est.
dep bank 00:30–22:4063x weekly
Running clean · 9 airlines · 63x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100

route health from live IAH and DTW delay boards

Median arrival delay is −8 min. 0 of 1 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−8 minacross the last 1 operated legs
Flight time~2h 43mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures63x9 direct airlines on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Fri
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AeroméxicoAir FranceDelta Air LinesFrontier 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
AeroméxicoAM

Flights AM3429 varies Th Fr Su · AM3213 varies Tu We Th Fr · AM3344 varies daily

Air FranceAF

Flights AF8553 varies Th Fr Su · AF2536 varies daily · AF5829 varies Mo Tu We Th Fr Su

Delta Air LinesDL

Flights DL1389 05:20 daily · DL1043 11:28 daily · DL1865 15:15 daily · DL1307 15:20 Tu We Th Fr

Frontier AirlinesF9

Flights F91958 15:00 daily

KLMKL

Flights KL5736 varies Th Fr Su · KL7374 varies daily · KL5818 varies daily

United AirlinesUA

Flights UA4064 09:30 Tu We Th Fr · UA6285 09:30 daily · UA6123 14:12 Mo Th Fr Su · UA2755 18:36 Mo Tu Th Fr Sa Su

V AustraliaVA

Flights VA8201 varies daily · VA8084 varies Mo Th Fr Su · VA8200 varies daily

VolarisY4

Flights Y42284 varies daily

WestJetWS

Flights WS6423 varies Th Fr · WS7438 varies daily · WS8450 varies daily · WS6593 varies Tu We Th Fr

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-11DL1389departed−8

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
IAHHouston +0 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · SE 4 kt Full IAH delay board →
DTWDetroit +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · NNE 6 kt Full DTW delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at IAH: 28% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +2 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Houston to Detroit route actually runs

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

Is IAH–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 IAH–DTW?

Operators schedule morning departures around 05:20 and evening departures around 18:36 from IAH. 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 IAH to DTW?

Great-circle distance is 1,731 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 152–178 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does IAH–DTW fly?

9 carriers operate this route, around 155 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.