The flight time from Charlotte to Detroit is 1 hour, 40 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves CLT Charlotte, NC 2 minutes early.
16 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 15 minutes in the air
8 minutes taxiing in
Arrives DTW Detroit, MI 7 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Delta
89%
American
80%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Charlotte to Detroit is 1 hour, 40 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 15 minutes.

The flight distance from Charlotte to Detroit is 500 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Detroit to Charlotte
1 hour, 42 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Delta
1h 39m
American
1h 41m
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)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

57

Distance

500 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun02468

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Delta
30
American
27

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Charlotte from Detroit by plane?

The distance from Charlotte to Detroit by plane is 500 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Charlotte to Detroit?

The flight time from Charlotte to Detroit is 1 hour, 40 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 15 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Delta being the fastest taking 1 hour, 39 minutes, and American the slowest taking 1 hour, 41 minutes.

What airlines fly from Charlotte to Detroit?

American and Delta are the airlines with direct flights from Charlotte to Detroit.

Does Southwest fly from Charlotte to Detroit?

Southwest does not fly from Charlotte (CLT) to Detroit (DTW). Keep in mind that Southwest may fly to other nearby airports, as they will often fly into smaller airpors instead of larger ones. This is because the costs are often lower to fly into smaller airports, and they pass the savings on to you.

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 Charlotte 2 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 16 minutes
In the Air 75 minutes
Taxiing In 8 minutes
Arrives Detroit 7 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 Charlotte to Detroit, American is 80% reliable, which means that American flights are on time 80% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Delta 89% 10% 1%
American 80% 19% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Charlotte 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)
Delta 15 75 7 99
American 16 75 10 101

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
10am 0.05
10pm 0.75
1pm 0.47
3pm 0.02
9am 1.34
5pm 1.13
6pm 0.02
6am 0.83
5am 0.16
4pm 0.72
2pm 0.32
11am 0.37
12pm 0.67
8pm 0.88
7am 0.39
11pm 0
0am 0.01

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Charlotte 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 224
February 210
March 264
April 237
May 242
June 256
July 262
August 272
September 261
October 290
November 250
December 222

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Charlotte 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 8.42
Tuesday 7.77
Wednesday 8.19
Thursday 8.54
Friday 8.58
Saturday 7.56
Sunday 8.44

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 1
American 1

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)
10am 17 76 5 99
10pm 15 73 9 98
1pm 14 76 8 99
3pm 16 74 9 97
9am 19 75 7 102
5pm 14 77 7 100
6pm 14 80 11 105
6am 14 75 7 99
5am 15 77 7 100
4pm 17 75 10 103
2pm 16 76 10 103
11am 16 74 10 99
12pm 13 73 6 95
8pm 16 75 9 101
7am 16 74 10 99
11pm 27 76 11 114
0am 17 73 11 102
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.