The flight time from Baltimore to Detroit is 1 hour, 27 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves BWI Baltimore, MD on time.
13 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 5 minutes in the air
7 minutes taxiing in
Arrives DTW Detroit, MI 5 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Delta
88%
Frontier
80%
Southwest
71%
Spirit
50%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Baltimore to Detroit is 1 hour, 27 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 5 minutes.

The flight distance from Baltimore to Detroit is 409 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Detroit to Baltimore
1 hour, 23 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
1h 26m
Delta
1h 28m
Spirit
1h 29m
Frontier
1h 33m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 30m1h1h 30m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

36

Distance

409 Miles

Flights By Month ?

JFMAMJJASOND050100150

Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0246

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Delta
19
Southwest
15
Frontier
1
Spirit
0

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Baltimore from Detroit by plane?

The distance from Baltimore to Detroit by plane is 409 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Baltimore to Detroit?

The flight time from Baltimore to Detroit is 1 hour, 27 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 5 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 1 hour, 26 minutes, and Frontier the slowest taking 1 hour, 33 minutes.

What airlines fly from Baltimore to Detroit?

Spirit, Southwest, Delta, and Frontier are the airlines with direct flights from Baltimore to Detroit.

Does Southwest fly from Baltimore to Detroit?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Baltimore (BWI) to Detroit (DTW). On average, they have 15 flights per week on this route. This may vary seasonally, please check the chart above for more details.

Tables and Explanations

Data Source

Our information is computed from the latest available data from the US Department of Transportation.

Average Timeline Timeline Chart

The average timeline contains the median time a flight spends in 3 stages. The first of these three stages is taxiing out which includes the time from the flight leaving the gate to taking off. The second stage is in the air, which includes the time spent from the flight leaving the ground to touching back down at the end of it's journey. The last stage is taxiing in, which is from when the flight touches down to the flight arriving at it's gate.

The average timeline also estimates on average of when the flight will leave and arrive relative to it's stated departure time.

Leaves Baltimore on time
Taxi Out Time 13 minutes
In the Air 65 minutes
Taxiing In 7 minutes
Arrives Detroit 5 minutes early

Flight Reliability Reliability Chart

The reliability of an airline measures how often the airline's flights on this route are cancelled or delayed more than 20 minutes. For example, from Baltimore to Detroit, Southwest is 71% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 71% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Delta 88% 11% 1%
Frontier 80% 13% 7%
Southwest 71% 28% 1%
Spirit 50% 50% 0%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Baltimore and Detroit, this is due to different operational factors on the ground, as well as scheduling of planes. Each airline's flight time is split into three stages which are described above in the "Average Timeline" section. There are also miscellaneous operational issues which are included in the below total but are not accounted for in one of the three stages.

Airline Taxiing Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxiing In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
Southwest 13 65 7 86
Delta 13 65 7 88
Spirit 12 66 10 89
Frontier 15 66 11 93

Flights By Time of Day Flight Time By Day Chart

This one is pretty self explanatory, it represents the number of flights that leave the gate in a given hour of the day. The tricky thing here is that this is normally not a whole number since it is an average over 52 weeks. Partial numbers may indicate that a flight may be seasonal or may take off at different times due to different operational factors.

Time Count
11am 0.55
10am 0.5
1pm 0.18
5pm 0.6
8pm 0.02
6pm 0.42
6am 0.89
4pm 0.07
5am 0.1
9am 0.05
7pm 0.01
12pm 0.77
3pm 0.08
8am 0.03
10pm 0.28
2pm 0.04
9pm 0.54

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Baltimore to Detroit that take off in a given month of the year. This number changes because some flights are seasonal, and almost all flights have uneven demand througout the year.

Month Count
January 151
February 143
March 155
April 162
May 172
June 175
July 190
August 151
September 143
October 157
November 140
December 148

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Baltimore to Detroit that take off on a given day of the week. Some routes only have enough demand to sustain a few trips a week, while others have many flights a day. This number is also an average across the year, and hence may not be a whole number.

Day Count
Monday 5.31
Tuesday 5
Wednesday 5.29
Thursday 4.94
Friday 5.27
Saturday 4.92
Sunday 5.56

Flight per Airline (per Week) Flights By Airline Chart

How many times an airline flies this route in a week. Different factors play into how often a carrier chooses to fly a given route including it's need to connect disparate routes, and demand.

Airline Flights per Week
Delta 0
Southwest 0
Frontier 0
Spirit 0

Flight Time By Time of Day Flight Time by Time of Day Chart

The total flight time varies by each hour of the day due to factors such as airport traffic. More flights leaving an airport may cause higher taxi in or taxi out times. See the description of the average timeline above for a deeper discussion of each of these times.

Time Taxi Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxi In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
11am 13 65 8 86
10am 13 64 7 85
1pm 12 68 7 89
5pm 13 66 7 89
8pm 11 62 6 79
6pm 13 66 7 88
6am 14 66 8 90
4pm 13 64 8 89
5am 13 62 8 84
9am 12 64 8 86
7pm 15 64 6 86
12pm 12 64 7 85
3pm 15 66 11 93
8am 14 64 7 86
10pm 12 64 7 84
2pm 14 64 7 86
9pm 12 64 7 86
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.