SAN → DTWSan Diego to Detroit

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Direct flights from San Diego (SAN) to Detroit (DTW): 21 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 100% of the last 21 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 13 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 22 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 3,142 km, an estimated 4 hours 32 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at San Diego and Detroit. Updated 3 November 2026 at 03:32 UTC.

Today, SAN → DTW

Mon 2 Nov · local times
  1. 06:15 DL754Delta Left 06:15 Landed 13:45 +3
  2. 11:31 DL492Delta Air Lines Left 11:26 Landed 19:00 −2
  3. 13:18 DL1900Delta Air Lines Left 13:12 Landed 20:30 −16

Checked SAN board 19:32 · DTW board 22:26

SAN San Diego smooth · +11
DTW Detroit smooth · +0
3,142 km · ~4h 32m est.
dep bank 06:15–13:1821x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 21x weekly · nonstop
100% on time

of the last 21 tracked SAN → DTW flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −13 min. 0 of 22 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−13 minacross the last 21 arrivals
Flight time~4h 32mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures21x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 22

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 LinesDL100% on time

Flights DL754 06:15 daily · DL492 11:31 daily · DL1900 13:18 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-02DL1900dep −6 → arr−16
11-02DL492dep −5 → arr−2
11-02DL754dep +0 → arr+3
11-01DL1900dep −5 → arr−14
11-01DL492dep −5 → arr−22
11-01DL754dep +0 → arr−31
10-31DL1900departed−5
10-31DL492dep −5 → arr−34
10-31DL754dep +0 → arr−16
10-30DL1900dep −10 → arr−17
10-30DL492arrived−8
10-30DL754dep +0 → arr−27
10-29DL1900arrived+6
10-29DL492dep −5 → arr−12
10-29DL754dep +0 → arr−13
10-28DL1900dep −10 → arr−13
10-28DL492dep −10 → arr−10
10-28DL754dep +0 → arr−3
10-27DL1900dep −10 → arr−25
10-27DL492dep −5 → arr+2
10-27DL754dep +0 → arr−13
10-26DL764arrived−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
SANSan Diego +11 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · N 0 kt Full SAN delay board →
DTWDetroit +0 min smooth ⛅ overcast · S 11 kt Full DTW delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at SAN: a 43% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +18 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the San Diego to Detroit route actually runs

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

Is SAN–DTW running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at SAN is the weaker end, route health score 92/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on SAN–DTW?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:15 from SAN. 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 SAN to DTW?

Great-circle distance is 3,142 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 252–299 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does SAN–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.