DTW → CMHDetroit to Columbus

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Direct flights from Detroit (DTW) to Columbus (CMH): 43 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 90% of the last 40 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 21 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 44 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 249 km, an estimated 49 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Detroit and Columbus. Updated 1 November 2026 at 20:03 UTC.

Today, DTW → CMH

Sun 1 Nov · local times
  1. 08:50 DL3861Delta Air Lines Left 09:05 +15 Landed 09:33 −27
  2. 11:10 SY8185Sun Country Airlines Left 11:19 +9 Landed 11:52 +11
  3. 12:23 DL5774Delta Air Lines Left 12:32 +9 Landed 13:02 −29
  4. 15:00 DL3875Delta Air Lines Est. 15:13Departure not confirmed by the board CMH est. 16:00sched 16:08
  5. 17:58 DL5762Delta Air Lines On scheduleTM CMH 19:03scheduled

Checked DTW board 15:03 · CMH board 16:53

DTW Detroit smooth · +11
CMH Columbus smooth · +0
249 km · ~0h 49m est.
dep bank 08:50–22:5043x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 43x weekly · nonstop
90% on time

of the last 40 tracked DTW → CMH flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −21 min. 0 of 44 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−21 minacross the last 40 arrivals
Flight time~0h 49mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures43x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 44

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
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 LinesDL92% on time

Flights DL3861 08:50 daily · DL5810 10:06 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · DL5774 12:23 daily · DL3875 varies Sa Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-01DL3861dep +15 → arr−27
11-01DL5774dep +9 → arr−29
11-01SY8185dep +9 → arr+11
10-31DL3861dep +14 → arr−22
10-31DL5762dep +11 → arr−26
10-31DL5774dep +9 → arr−26
10-31DL5838dep +70 → arr+16
10-30DL3861dep +21 → arr−17
10-30DL3934dep +16 → arr+115
10-30DL5302dep +9 → arr−26
10-30DL5634dep +15 → arr−21
10-30DL5810dep +29 → arr−7
10-30DL5838departed+19
10-29DL3861dep +15 → arr−15
10-29DL3934dep +11 → arr−19
10-29DL5634dep +8 → arr−26
10-29DL5774departed+6
10-29DL5810dep +11 → arr−26
10-29DL5838dep +12 → arr−22
10-28DL3861dep +9 → arr−30
10-28DL3934dep +9 → arr−23
10-28DL5634dep +16 → arr−20
10-28DL5774dep +12 → arr−23
10-28DL5810dep +11 → arr−26
10-28DL5838dep +16 → arr−21
10-27DL3861dep +10 → arr−25
10-27DL3934dep +43 → arr+10
10-27DL5634departed+9
10-27DL5774dep +13 → arr−20
10-27DL5810dep +14 → arr−21
10-27DL5838dep +12 → arr−26
10-27LXJ597dep +20 → arr+32
10-26DL3861dep +0 → arr+19
10-26DL3934dep +16 → arr−16
10-26DL5634dep +11 → arr−21
10-26DL5774dep +8 → arr−29
10-26DL5810dep +10 → arr−22
10-26DL5838dep +17 → arr−18
10-25DL3861dep +32 → arr−5
10-25DL3934dep +9 → arr−24

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
DTWDetroit +11 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · SSE 4 kt Full DTW delay board →
CMHColumbus +0 min smooth 🌤 overcast · SE 3 kt Full CMH delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at CMH: a 25% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +4 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Detroit to Columbus route actually runs

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

Is DTW–CMH running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at DTW is the weaker end, route health score 92/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on DTW–CMH?

Operators schedule morning departures around 08:50 and evening departures around 17:40 from DTW. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the CMH delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from DTW to CMH?

Great-circle distance is 249 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 48–51 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does DTW–CMH fly?

Delta Air Lines runs the route with about 43 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.