TUS → DTWTucson to Detroit

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Direct flights from Tucson (TUS) to Detroit (DTW): 2 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 97 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 1 tracked flight. The nonstop covers 2,674 km, an estimated 3 hours 56 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Tucson and Detroit. Updated 18 October 2026 at 19:03 UTC.

Today, TUS → DTW

Sun 18 Oct · local times
DL4608Delta Air LinesIn the air, 97 min late

Left TUS at 08:37, 97 min after its 07:00 slot.

Landing
14:56DTW board estimate · sched 13:19
Track DL4608 →
  1. 07:00 DL4608Delta Air Lines Left 08:37 +97 DTW est. 14:56 +97In the air · sched 13:19

Checked TUS board 10:33 · DTW board 15:03

TUS Tucson smooth · +10
DTW Detroit smooth · +0
2,674 km · ~3h 56m est.
dep bank 07:00–17:302x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 2x weekly · nonstop
93 / 100

route health from live TUS and DTW delay boards

Median arrival delay is +97 min. 0 of 1 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+97 minacross the last 1 operated legs
Flight time~3h 56mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures2x1 direct airline on the leg

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 LinesDL

Flights DL4608 07:00 Su · DL4607 17:30 Sa

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-18DL4608dep +97 → arr+97

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
TUSTucson +10 min smooth Full TUS delay board →
DTWDetroit +0 min smooth Full DTW delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at TUS: 33% odds of a 15+ minute delay, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Tucson to Detroit route actually runs

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

Is TUS–DTW running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at TUS 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 TUS–DTW?

Operators schedule morning departures around 07:00 and evening departures around 17:30 from TUS. 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 TUS to DTW?

Great-circle distance is 2,674 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 219–259 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does TUS–DTW fly?

Delta Air Lines runs the route with about 2 flights a week (sat–sun). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.