RIC → DTWRichmond to Detroit

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Direct flights from Richmond (RIC) to Detroit (DTW): 21 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 90% of the last 20 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 9 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 20 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 734 km, an estimated 1 hour 26 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Richmond and Detroit. Updated 5 November 2026 at 20:18 UTC.

Today, RIC → DTW

Thu 5 Nov · local times
  1. 06:00 DL5279Delta Air Lines Left 06:28 +28 Landed 07:42 −3
  2. 12:59 DL5499Delta Air Lines Left 13:04 +5 Landed 14:22 −36
  3. 17:00 DL2636Delta Air Lines On schedule DTW 18:47scheduled

Checked RIC board 15:18 · DTW board 15:18

RIC Richmond smooth · +9
DTW Detroit smooth · +0
734 km · ~1h 26m est.
dep bank 06:00–17:0021x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 21x weekly · nonstop
90% on time

of the last 20 tracked RIC → DTW flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −9 min. 0 of 20 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−9 minacross the last 20 arrivals
Flight time~1h 26mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures21x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 20

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Thu
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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 LinesDL90% on time

Flights DL5279 06:00 daily · DL5499 12:59 daily · DL2636 17:00 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-05DL5279dep +28 → arr−3
11-05DL5499dep +5 → arr−36
11-04DL5279dep +16 → arr−13
11-04DL5499dep +163 → arr+114
11-03DL5279dep +20 → arr−12
11-03DL5499dep +11 → arr−35
11-02DL2636dep +38 → arr+7
11-02DL5279dep +26 → arr−4
11-02DL5499dep +16 → arr−24
11-01DL2636dep +25 → arr−9
11-01DL5279dep +21 → arr−9
11-01DL5499dep +8 → arr−37
10-31DL5279dep +24 → arr−6
10-31DL5499dep +11 → arr−34
10-30DL2636dep +99 → arr+63
10-30DL5279dep +0 → arr+7
10-30DL5499dep +17 → arr−25
10-29DL2636dep +22 → arr−9
10-29DL5279dep +19 → arr−8
10-29DL5499dep +23 → arr−15

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
RICRichmond +9 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · S 9 kt Full RIC delay board →
DTWDetroit +0 min smooth 🌤 overcast · WSW 10 kt Full DTW delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at RIC: a 30% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +10 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Richmond to Detroit route actually runs

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

Is RIC–DTW running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at RIC is the weaker end, route health score 93/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on RIC–DTW?

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

Great-circle distance is 734 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 82–93 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does RIC–DTW fly?

Delta Air Lines runs the route with about 21 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.