MCI → DTWKansas City to Detroit

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Direct flights from Kansas City (MCI) to Detroit (DTW): 28 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 94% of the last 17 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 27 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 18 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,009 km, an estimated 1 hour 48 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Kansas City and Detroit. Updated 29 October 2026 at 17:07 UTC.

Today, MCI → DTW

Thu 29 Oct · local times
  1. 06:34 DL1256Delta Air Lines Left 06:24 Landed 08:57 −33
  2. 10:32 DL2826Delta Air Lines Left 10:22 DTW 13:27In the air · scheduled landing

Checked MCI board 12:07 · DTW board 10:03

MCI Kansas City smooth · +0
DTW Detroit smooth · +0
1,009 km · ~1h 48m est.
dep bank 06:34–17:3928x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 28x weekly · nonstop
94% on time

of the last 17 tracked MCI → DTW flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −27 min. 0 of 18 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−27 minacross the last 17 arrivals
Flight time~1h 48mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures28x1 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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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 LinesDL94% on time

Flights DL1256 06:34 daily · DL2826 10:32 daily · DL2741 14:10 daily · DL2761 17:39 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-29DL1256dep −10 → arr−33
10-29DL2826departed−10
10-28DL1256dep +6 → arr−21
10-28DL2741dep −10 → arr−27
10-28DL2761dep −5 → arr−31
10-28DL2826dep −5 → arr−23
10-27DL1256dep +23 → arr−6
10-27DL2741dep −5 → arr−29
10-27DL2761dep −10 → arr−32
10-27DL2826dep +0 → arr−24
10-26DL1256dep −5 → arr−25
10-26DL2741dep −5 → arr−30
10-26DL2761dep −10 → arr−33
10-26DL2826dep +653 → arr+623
10-25DL1256dep −5 → arr−29
10-25DL2741dep −10 → arr−28
10-25DL2761arrived−12
10-25DL2826arrived−27

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
MCIKansas City +0 min smooth ⛅ overcast · E 3 kt Full MCI delay board →
DTWDetroit +0 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · SW 12 kt Full DTW delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at MCI: a 39% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +14 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Kansas City to Detroit route actually runs

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

Is MCI–DTW running on time right now?

Some delays possible. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 66/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on MCI–DTW?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:34 and evening departures around 17:39 from MCI. 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 MCI to DTW?

Great-circle distance is 1,009 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 101–116 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does MCI–DTW fly?

Delta Air Lines runs the route with about 28 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.