DTW → SATDetroit to San Antonio

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Direct flights from Detroit (DTW) to San Antonio (SAT): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 13 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,954 km, an estimated 3 hours 0 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Detroit and San Antonio. Updated 24 October 2026 at 23:52 UTC.

Today, DTW → SAT

Sat 24 Oct · local times
  1. 11:58 DL2458DELTA Left 12:01 SAT est. 10:45In the air · sched 10:50
  2. · DL788DELTA On schedule SAT est. 05:35sched 05:41

Checked DTW board 15:03 · SAT board 18:52

DTW Detroit smooth · +13
SAT San Antonio smooth · +0
1,954 km · ~3h 00m est.
dep bank 08:26–20:597x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
91 / 100

route health from live DTW and SAT delay boards

Median arrival delay is +13 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+13 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~3h 00mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
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 LinesDL

Flights DL788 08:26 daily · DL2458 13:37 daily · DL1365 20:59 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-24DL2458dep +3 → arr−5
10-23DL1365departed+31
10-23DL2458dep +5 → arr−5
10-23DL788departed+13

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 +13 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · SE 4 kt Full DTW delay board →
SATSan Antonio +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · S 9 kt Full SAT delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at SAT: 24% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +5 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 San Antonio route actually runs

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

Is DTW–SAT running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at DTW is the weaker end, route health score 91/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on DTW–SAT?

Operators schedule morning departures around 08:26 and evening departures around 20:59 from DTW. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the SAT delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from DTW to SAT?

Great-circle distance is 1,954 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 168–197 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does DTW–SAT fly?

Delta Air Lines runs the route with about 21 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.