The flight time from Dallas Fort Worth to Detroit is 2 hours, 32 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves DFW Dallas Fort Worth, TX on time.
16 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 5 minutes in the air
9 minutes taxiing in
Arrives DTW Detroit, MI 3 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Delta
84%
Spirit
77%
Frontier
76%
American
73%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Dallas Fort Worth to Detroit is 2 hours, 32 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 5 minutes.

The flight distance from Dallas Fort Worth to Detroit is 986 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Detroit to Dallas Fort Worth
2 hours, 49 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Delta
2h 32m
American
2h 32m
Spirit
2h 33m
Frontier
2h 39m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 30m1h1h 30m2h2h 30m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

69

Distance

986 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0246810

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

American
31
Delta
26
Spirit
8
Frontier
2

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Dallas Fort Worth from Detroit by plane?

The distance from Dallas Fort Worth to Detroit by plane is 986 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Dallas Fort Worth to Detroit?

The flight time from Dallas Fort Worth to Detroit is 2 hours, 32 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 5 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Delta being the fastest taking 2 hours, 32 minutes, and Frontier the slowest taking 2 hours, 39 minutes.

What airlines fly from Dallas Fort Worth to Detroit?

Spirit, Frontier, Delta, and American are the airlines with direct flights from Dallas Fort Worth to Detroit.

Does Southwest fly from Dallas Fort Worth to Detroit?

Southwest does not fly from Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) 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 Dallas Fort Worth on time
Taxi Out Time 16 minutes
In the Air 125 minutes
Taxiing In 9 minutes
Arrives Detroit 3 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 Dallas Fort Worth to Detroit, Frontier is 76% reliable, which means that Frontier flights are on time 76% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Delta 84% 15% 1%
Spirit 77% 22% 1%
Frontier 76% 22% 2%
American 73% 25% 2%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Dallas Fort Worth 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 16 125 9 152
American 16 125 9 152
Spirit 17 126 9 153
Frontier 19 127 11 159

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
7pm 0.63
9am 0.14
11am 1.28
10am 0.47
4pm 0.53
8am 0.48
8pm 0.63
6pm 0.54
7am 0.67
6am 0.04
5am 1.04
12pm 0.2
2pm 0.64
1pm 0.4
5pm 0.45
3pm 1.62

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Dallas Fort Worth 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 245
February 249
March 274
April 271
May 317
June 308
July 317
August 314
September 289
October 354
November 337
December 344

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Dallas Fort Worth 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 10.71
Tuesday 9.48
Wednesday 9.81
Thursday 10.13
Friday 10.4
Saturday 9.08
Sunday 9.98

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
American 1
Delta 1
Spirit 0
Frontier 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)
7pm 18 126 10 154
9am 15 123 11 151
11am 14 125 9 149
10am 18 127 9 156
4pm 17 124 9 153
8am 19 124 9 152
8pm 16 125 9 150
6pm 17 125 10 154
7am 18 127 9 155
6am 20 126 10 159
5am 17 125 10 153
12pm 14 123 10 147
2pm 17 127 10 155
1pm 14 125 10 149
5pm 16 123 11 150
3pm 16 126 9 152
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.