MCI → DTWKansas City to Detroit

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Direct flights from Kansas City (MCI) to Detroit (DTW): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 100% of the last 8 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 25 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 8 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,009 km, an estimated 1 hour 48 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Kansas City and Detroit. Updated 14 October 2026 at 02:03 UTC.

Today, MCI → DTW

Tue 13 Oct · local times
  1. 06:34 DL1256Delta Air Lines Left 06:29 Landed 08:58 −32
  2. 10:32 DL2826Delta Air Lines Left 10:25 DTW est. 12:57In the air · sched 13:27
  3. 14:10 DL2741Delta Air Lines Left 14:05 Landed 16:33 −31
  4. 17:39 DL2761Delta Air Lines Left 17:29 Landed 19:55 −41

Checked MCI board 20:06 · DTW board 22:03

MCI Kansas City smooth · +0
DTW Detroit smooth · +0
1,009 km · ~1h 48m est.
dep bank 06:34–17:397x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
100% on time

of the last 8 operated MCI → DTW flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −25 min. 0 of 8 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−25 minacross the last 8 operated legs
Flight time~1h 48mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Delta 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
Delta Air LinesDL100% on time

Flights DL1256 varies daily · DL2826 varies daily · DL2741 14:10 daily · DL2761 varies daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-13DL1256dep −5 → arr−32
10-13DL2741dep −5 → arr−31
10-13DL2761dep −10 → arr−41
10-13DL2826dep −7 → arr−30
10-12DL1256dep −5 → arr+0
10-12DL2741dep +9 → arr−5
10-12DL2761arrived−25
10-12DL2826arrived+9

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
MCIKansas City +0 min smooth 🌤 overcast · NNE 7 kt Full MCI delay board →
DTWDetroit +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · W 4 kt Full DTW delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at MCI: 33% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +11 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Kansas City to Detroit route actually runs

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

Is MCI–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.

How long is the flight from MCI to DTW?

Great-circle distance is 1,009 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 101–116 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does MCI–DTW fly?

Delta Air Lines runs the route with about 28 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at MCI and arrival-side delay at DTW, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.