LAX → DTWLos Angeles to Detroit

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Direct flights from Los Angeles (LAX) to Detroit (DTW): 35 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 3,178 km, an estimated 4 hours 34 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Los Angeles and Detroit. Updated 8 September 2026 at 04:54 UTC.

LAX Los Angeles busy · +27
DTW Detroit smooth · +0
3,178 km · ~4h 34m est.
dep bank 00:13–23:2635x weekly
Running clean · 5 airlines · 35x weekly · nonstop
82 / 100

route health from live LAX 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~4h 34mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures35x5 direct airlines on the leg

The week

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

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 AM3401 varies daily · AM3811 varies daily · AM3898 varies Mo We Th Fr Sa Su

Air FranceAF

Flights AF2747 varies daily · AF2092 varies Mo Tu We Th Fr Su

Delta Air LinesDL

Flights DL2399 06:00 daily · DL494 09:40 daily · DL802 11:35 daily · DL708 16:15 daily

KLMKL

Flights KL5894 varies daily

WestJetWS

Flights WS8329 varies Mo Tu We Th Sa Su · WS8423 varies daily · WS8631 varies daily · WS8627 varies daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-07AF2092arrived+0
09-07AM3898arrived+0
09-07DL708dep +67 → arr+0
09-07WS8329arrived+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
LAXLos Angeles +27 min busy 🌤 scattered clouds · WSW 6 kt Full LAX delay board →
DTWDetroit +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · NNE 3 kt Full DTW delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at LAX: 33% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +6 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Los Angeles to Detroit route actually runs

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

Is LAX–DTW running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at LAX is the weaker end, route health score 82/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on LAX–DTW?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:00 and evening departures around 22:40 from LAX. 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 LAX to DTW?

Great-circle distance is 3,178 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 254–302 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does LAX–DTW fly?

5 carriers operate this route, around 102 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.