DTW → IAHDetroit to Houston

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Direct flights from Detroit (DTW) to Houston (IAH): 21 nonstop departures observed each week across 3 airlines. The median arrival is 14 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 2 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,731 km, an estimated 2 hours 43 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Detroit and Houston. Updated 20 October 2026 at 14:58 UTC.

Today, DTW → IAH

Tue 20 Oct · local times
  1. 06:15 UA234United Left 06:24 +9 Landed 07:55 −22
  2. 08:26 DL1581Delta Air Lines Sched 08:26Departure not confirmed by the board IAH est. 10:17sched 10:27
  3. 11:00 UA6251United On scheduleTE IAH est. 12:58sched 13:05
  4. 12:44 DL1307Delta Air Lines On scheduleTM IAH 14:45scheduled
  5. 12:51 F91957Frontier On schedule IAH 14:53scheduled
  6. · DL1633 On schedule IAH est. 22:00sched 22:09
  7. · DL1718 On schedule IAH est. 18:14sched 18:21
  8. · UA4034 On schedule IAH 21:07scheduled

Checked DTW board 10:03 · IAH board 09:58

DTW Detroit busy · +15
IAH Houston smooth · +0
1,731 km · ~2h 43m est.
dep bank 06:15–20:1021x weekly
Running clean · 3 airlines · 21x weekly · nonstop
90 / 100

route health from live DTW and IAH delay boards

Median arrival delay is −14 min. 0 of 2 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−14 minacross the last 2 operated legs
Flight time~2h 43mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures21x3 direct airlines on the leg

The week

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

Flights DL1581 08:26 daily · DL1307 12:44 daily · DL1718 16:20 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · DL1633 20:10 daily

Frontier AirlinesF9

Flights F91957 12:51 daily

United AirlinesUA

Flights UA234 06:15 daily · UA6251 11:00 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · UA4034 18:55 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-20UA234dep +9 → arr−22
10-19DL1633arrived−14

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 +15 min busy 🌤 few clouds · ENE 5 kt Full DTW delay board →
IAHHouston +0 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · NNE 4 kt Full IAH delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at IAH: 21% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +1 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Detroit to Houston route actually runs

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

Is DTW–IAH running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at DTW is the weaker end, route health score 90/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on DTW–IAH?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:15 and evening departures around 18:55 from DTW. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the IAH delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from DTW to IAH?

Great-circle distance is 1,731 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 152–178 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does DTW–IAH fly?

3 carriers operate this route, around 53 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.