LAX → DTWLos Angeles to Detroit

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Direct flights from Los Angeles (LAX) to Detroit (DTW): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 78% of the last 18 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 21 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 18 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 3,178 km, an estimated 4 hours 34 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Los Angeles and Detroit. Updated 16 October 2026 at 17:33 UTC.

Today, LAX → DTW

Fri 16 Oct · local times
DL2399Delta Air LinesIn the air, 37 min late

Left LAX at 06:37, 37 min after its 06:00 slot.

Landing
13:48DTW board estimate · sched 13:24
Track DL2399 →
DL494Delta Air LinesIn the air, 29 min late

Left LAX at 10:14, 29 min after its 09:45 slot.

Track DL494 →
  1. 06:00 DL2399Delta Air Lines Left 06:37 +37 DTW est. 13:48 +24In the air · sched 13:24
  2. 09:45 DL494Delta Air Lines Left 10:14 +29 ·
  3. 12:00 DL802Delta Air Lines On scheduleT3 ·

Checked LAX board 10:33 · DTW board 10:03

LAX Los Angeles smooth · +11
DTW Detroit smooth · +0
3,178 km · ~4h 34m est.
dep bank 06:00–22:057x weekly
Runs mixed · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
78% on time

of the last 18 operated LAX → DTW flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −21 min. 0 of 18 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−21 minacross the last 18 operated legs
Flight time~4h 34mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 18

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
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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 LinesDL78% on time

Flights DL2399 06:00 daily · DL494 09:45 daily · DL802 12:00 daily · DL708 16:20 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-16DL2399dep +37 → arr+24
10-16DL494departed+29
10-15DL2399dep +27 → arr−15
10-15DL407dep +0 → arr−18
10-15DL494dep +11 → arr−32
10-15DL708dep +15 → arr−21
10-15DL802dep +33 → arr−5
10-14DL2399dep +8 → arr−23
10-14DL407dep +118 → arr+79
10-14DL494dep +9 → arr+150
10-14DL708dep +14 → arr−27
10-14DL802dep +15 → arr−26
10-13DL2399dep +18 → arr−13
10-13DL407arrived−21
10-13DL494arrived−43
10-13DL708arrived−30
10-13DL802arrived−22
10-12DL407arrived−25

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
LAXLos Angeles +11 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · NE 3 kt Full LAX delay board →
DTWDetroit +0 min smooth 🌤 overcast · WNW 8 kt Full DTW delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at LAX: 29% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +6 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Los Angeles to Detroit route actually runs

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

Is LAX–DTW running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at LAX 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 LAX–DTW?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:00 and evening departures around 22:05 from LAX. 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 LAX to DTW?

Great-circle distance is 3,178 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 254–302 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does LAX–DTW fly?

Delta Air Lines runs the route with about 35 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.