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. 93% of the last 27 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 15 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 27 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 18 August 2026 at 00:22 UTC.

MCI Kansas City smooth · +0
DTW Detroit smooth · +0
1,009 km · ~1h 48m est.
dep bank 00:00–17:467x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
93% on time

of the last 27 operated MCI → DTW flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −15 min. 0 of 27 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

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Median arrival−15 minacross the last 27 operated legs
Flight time~1h 48mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 27

Current nonstop fares

MCI → DTW · one way · economy · 1 adult

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The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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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 LinesDL93% on time

Flights DL3796 00:00 daily · DL1256 06:20 daily · DL2826 10:31 daily · DL2741 14:13 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
08-17DL1256dep −10 → arr−42
08-17DL2741dep −5 → arr−35
08-17DL2761departed−5
08-17DL2826dep +8 → arr−10
08-16DL1256dep −5 → arr−32
08-16DL2741dep +0 → arr−12
08-16DL2761dep −5 → arr−28
08-16DL2826dep +16 → arr+7
08-15DL1256dep −5 → arr−27
08-15DL2826dep +0 → arr−23
08-15DL3796dep +0 → arr−22
08-14DL1256dep +115 → arr+116
08-14DL2741dep −5 → arr−37
08-14DL2761dep +6 → arr−10
08-14DL2826dep +2 → arr−25
08-13DL1256dep −5 → arr−27
08-13DL2741dep +0 → arr+2
08-13DL2761dep +4 → arr−15
08-13DL2826dep −5 → arr−15
08-12DL1256dep −5 → arr−26
08-12DL2741dep +7 → arr+1
08-12DL2761dep −10 → arr−34
08-12DL2826dep +13 → arr+12
08-11DL1256dep −5 → arr−34
08-11DL2741dep +29 → arr+26
08-11DL2761dep +14 → arr−1
08-11DL2826dep +11 → arr+10

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

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Airports right now

live boards
MCIKansas City +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · N 0 kt Full MCI delay board →
DTWDetroit +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · N 6 kt Full DTW delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at MCI: 45% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +13 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 tracks every published board update for nonstop MCI to DTW flights: 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. Fares link straight to the operating airline with no markups.

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.

Morning or evening flight on MCI–DTW?

Operators schedule morning departures around 00:00 and evening departures around 17:46 from MCI. 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 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 35 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.