LGA → DTWNew York to Detroit

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Direct flights from New York (LGA) to Detroit (DTW): 73 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. 89% of the last 55 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 20 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 60 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 805 km, an estimated 1 hour 32 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at New York and Detroit. Updated 1 November 2026 at 15:35 UTC.

Today, LGA → DTW

Sun 1 Nov · local times
  1. 06:00 AM3545Aeromexico Left 05:54 ·
  2. 07:30 DL1823Delta Air Lines Left 07:25 Landed 09:05 −20
  3. 10:31 AA4339American Left 10:24 DTW est. 12:40In the air · sched 12:50
  4. 12:55 DL1122Delta On scheduleGate 79 · TC ·
  5. 14:41 DL952Delta On scheduleGate 74 · TC ·
  6. 16:45 AA4412American Airlines On scheduleGate 11 · TB ·
  7. 17:05 DL999Delta On scheduleGate 74 · TC ·
  8. 20:10 DL1014Delta On scheduleGate 88A · TC ·
  9. 20:52 AA4598American Airlines On scheduleGate 29 · TB ·
  10. · DL1078Delta Air Lines On schedule DTW est. 11:16sched 11:30
  11. · DL1231Delta Air Lines Departed Landed 07:29 −25

Checked LGA board 10:35 · DTW board 10:03

LGA New York smooth · +0
DTW Detroit smooth · +0
805 km · ~1h 32m est.
dep bank 06:00–20:2973x weekly
Runs reliable · 2 airlines · 73x weekly · nonstop
89% on time

of the last 55 tracked LGA → DTW flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −20 min. 0 of 60 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−20 minacross the last 55 arrivals
Flight time~1h 32mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures73x2 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 60

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
American AirlinesDelta Air Lines

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
American AirlinesAA95% on time

Flights AA4355 varies Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa · AA4339 11:16 daily · AA4414 16:58 daily · AA4598 20:29 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su

Delta Air LinesDL86% on time

Flights DL1231 06:00 daily · DL1823 07:30 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · DL1078 09:25 daily · DL1122 12:55 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-01AA4339departed−7
11-01AM3545departed−6
11-01DL1231arrived−25
11-01DL1823dep −5 → arr−20
10-31AA4339dep −7 → arr−35
10-31AA4355dep −7 → arr−26
10-31AA4414dep −7 → arr−21
10-31DL1078dep −8 → arr−16
10-31DL1122dep −8 → arr−33
10-31DL1231dep −9 → arr−20
10-31DL952dep −11 → arr−31
10-31DL999dep −9 → arr−19
10-31UA598arrived−41
10-30AA4339dep −9 → arr−33
10-30AA4355dep −6 → arr−25
10-30AA4414dep −8 → arr−29
10-30AA4598dep −9 → arr+17
10-30DL1014dep −9 → arr+12
10-30DL1078dep +0 → arr−27
10-30DL1122dep +5 → arr+3
10-30DL1231dep −1 → arr−14
10-30DL1823dep −3 → arr−14
10-30DL952dep −9 → arr−18
10-30DL999dep +32 → arr+21
10-29AA4339dep −5 → arr−28
10-29AA4355dep −6 → arr−36
10-29AA4414dep +27 → arr−1
10-29AA4598dep −3 → arr−20
10-29AF2145departed−3
10-29DL1014dep +10 → arr−8
10-29DL1078dep −5 → arr−24
10-29DL1122dep −17 → arr+44
10-29DL1231dep −5 → arr−20
10-29DL1823dep −10 → arr−23
10-29DL952dep −11 → arr−35
10-29DL999dep −3 → arr−23
10-28AA4339dep −7 → arr−26
10-28AA4355dep −7 → arr−34
10-28AA4414dep −10 → arr−17
10-28AA4598dep −10 → arr−38

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
LGANew York +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · NW 3 kt Full LGA delay board →
DTWDetroit +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · N 0 kt Full DTW delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at LGA: a 25% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +5 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 LGA 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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LGA to DTW questions

Is LGA–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 LGA–DTW?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:00 and evening departures around 17:05 from LGA. 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 LGA to DTW?

Great-circle distance is 805 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 87–99 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does LGA–DTW fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 73 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.