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Direct flights from Chicago/Rockford (RFD) to Detroit (DTW): 1 nonstop departure observed each week across 1 airline. The nonstop covers 473 km, an estimated 1 hour 6 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Chicago/Rockford and Detroit. Updated 17 August 2026 at 03:16 UTC.
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473 km · ~1h 06m est.
Running clean · 1 airline · 1x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100
route health from live RFD and DTW delay boards
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Weekly departures1x1 direct airline on the leg
Current nonstop fares
RFD → DTW · one way · economy · 1 adult
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The week
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.
Who flies it
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How the Chicago/Rockford to Detroit route actually runs
Pro Flight Search tracks every published board update for nonstop RFD 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.
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RFD to DTW questions
Is RFD–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 RFD to DTW?
Great-circle distance is 473 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 63–71 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does RFD–DTW fly?
Sun Country Airlines runs the route with about 1 flight a week (sun). 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 RFD 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.
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