CHS → DTWCharleston to Detroit

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Direct flights from Charleston (CHS) to Detroit (DTW): 18 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 94% of the last 16 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 21 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 16 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,076 km, an estimated 1 hour 53 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Charleston and Detroit. Updated 31 October 2026 at 02:03 UTC.

Today, CHS → DTW

Fri 30 Oct · local times
  1. 07:10 DL5092Delta Air Lines Left 07:27 +17 Landed 09:03 −15
  2. 13:00 DL4941Delta Air Lines Left 13:46 +46 Landed 15:20 +10

Checked CHS board 22:48 · DTW board 22:03

CHS Charleston busy · +19
DTW Detroit smooth · +0
1,076 km · ~1h 53m est.
dep bank 07:10–18:5018x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 18x weekly · nonstop
94% on time

of the last 16 tracked CHS → DTW flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −21 min. 0 of 16 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−21 minacross the last 16 arrivals
Flight time~1h 53mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures18x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 16

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 LinesDL94% on time

Flights DL5092 07:10 daily · DL4941 13:00 daily · DL1278 18:50 Mo Th Fr Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-30DL4941dep +46 → arr+10
10-30DL5092dep +17 → arr−15
10-29DL4941dep +3 → arr−32
10-29DL5092dep +12 → arr−21
10-28DL4941dep +16 → arr−24
10-28DL5092dep +5 → arr−33
10-27DL4941dep +12 → arr−22
10-27DL5092dep +12 → arr−24
10-26DL1278dep +7 → arr−31
10-26DL4941dep +16 → arr−19
10-26DL5092dep +166 → arr+138
10-25DL1278dep +1 → arr−32
10-25DL4941dep +13 → arr−21
10-25DL5092dep +13 → arr−14
10-24DL4941dep +6 → arr−23
10-24DL5092dep +11 → arr−11

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
CHSCharleston +19 min busy 🌤 scattered clouds · N 0 kt Full CHS delay board →
DTWDetroit +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · N 0 kt Full DTW delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at CHS: a 27% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +7 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Charleston to Detroit route actually runs

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

Is CHS–DTW running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at CHS is the weaker end, route health score 87/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on CHS–DTW?

Operators schedule morning departures around 07:10 and evening departures around 18:50 from CHS. 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 CHS to DTW?

Great-circle distance is 1,076 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 106–122 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does CHS–DTW fly?

Delta Air Lines runs the route with about 18 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.