DEN → DTWDenver to Detroit

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Direct flights from Denver (DEN) to Detroit (DTW): 28 nonstop departures observed each week across 4 airlines. 84% of the last 19 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 4 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 19 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,802 km, an estimated 2 hours 49 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Denver and Detroit. Updated 17 October 2026 at 01:43 UTC.

Today, DEN → DTW

Fri 16 Oct · local times
WN1583Southwest Airlines84 min late

The DEN board at 19:43 shows departure at 20:19 instead of 18:55, gate C55.

Later cancelled
1.3%of 10,363 past Southwest Airlines flights whose board showed 70 min or more late
Still to leave today
No other nonstoplast DEN to DTW departure of the day
Track WN1583 →
  1. 00:59 DL1096Delta Air Lines Left 00:47 ·
  2. 06:20 DL1745Delta Air Lines Left 06:16 ·
  3. 09:40 UA1915United Airlines Left 09:49 +9 Landed 14:32 −1
  4. 10:30 DL1113Delta Air Lines Left 10:25 Landed 14:58 −18
  5. 10:38 F93566Frontier Airlines Left 10:34 Landed 15:11 −23
  6. 11:00 WN1582Southwest Left 13:35 +155 Landed 18:02 +137
  7. 16:15 DL1648Delta Air Lines Left 16:24 +9 Landed 21:04 +4
  8. 17:40 UA1220United Airlines Left 17:38 DTW est. 22:35In the air · sched 22:39
  9. 18:55 WN1583Southwest Airlines Est. 20:19 +84Gate C55 ·
  10. 19:09 F94186Frontier Airlines Left 19:01 DTW est. 00:01 +6In the air · sched 23:55

Checked DEN board 19:43 · DTW board 21:40

DEN Denver smooth · +4
DTW Detroit smooth · +3
1,802 km · ~2h 49m est.
dep bank 00:59–19:0928x weekly
Runs reliable · 4 airlines · 28x weekly · nonstop
84% on time

of the last 19 operated DEN → DTW flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +4 min. 0 of 19 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+4 minacross the last 19 operated legs
Flight time~2h 49mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures28x4 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 19

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Delta Air LinesFrontier AirlinesSouthwest AirlinesUnited Airlines

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 LinesDL100% on time

Flights DL1096 00:59 Mo Th Fr Sa · DL1745 06:20 daily · DL1113 10:30 daily · DL1648 16:15 daily

Frontier AirlinesF9

Flights F93566 10:38 daily · F94186 19:09 daily

Southwest AirlinesWN

Flights WN1582 11:00 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · WN675 11:35 Sa · WN2507 17:30 Sa · WN1583 varies Mo Tu We Th Fr Su

United AirlinesUA

Flights UA1915 09:40 daily · UA1220 17:40 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-16DL1096departed−12
10-16DL1113dep −5 → arr−18
10-16DL1648dep +9 → arr+4
10-16DL1745departed−4
10-16F93566dep −4 → arr−23
10-16F94186dep −8 → arr+6
10-16UA1220dep −2 → arr−4
10-16UA1915dep +9 → arr−1
10-16WN1582dep +155 → arr+137
10-15DL1096departed−13
10-15DL1113departed+15
10-15DL1648departed+11
10-15DL1745departed+9
10-15F93566departed+3
10-15F94186departed+13
10-15UA1220departed−5
10-15UA1915departed+12
10-15WN1582departed+23
10-15WN1583departed+49

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
DENDenver +4 min smooth 🌤 clear · E 7 kt Full DEN delay board →
DTWDetroit +3 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · N 10 kt Full DTW delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at DEN: 31% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +10 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Denver to Detroit route actually runs

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

Is DEN–DTW running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 92/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on DEN–DTW?

Operators schedule morning departures around 00:59 and evening departures around 17:30 from DEN. 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 DEN to DTW?

Great-circle distance is 1,802 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 157–184 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does DEN–DTW fly?

4 carriers operate this route, around 67 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.