ROC → DTWRochester to Detroit

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Direct flights from Rochester (ROC) to Detroit (DTW): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 19 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 475 km, an estimated 1 hour 7 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Rochester and Detroit. Updated 18 October 2026 at 01:23 UTC.

Today, ROC → DTW

Sat 17 Oct · local times
  1. 06:00 DL1630Delta Air Lines Left 06:10 +10 Landed 07:03 −21
  2. 12:42 DL4655Delta Air Lines Left 12:58 +16 Landed 14:02 −6
  3. 17:05 DL5350Delta Air Lines Departed Landed 18:13 −19

Checked ROC board 21:23 · DTW board 21:23

ROC Rochester smooth · +14
DTW Detroit smooth · +9
475 km · ~1h 07m est.
dep bank 06:00–17:057x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
84 / 100

route health from live ROC and DTW delay boards

Median arrival delay is −19 min. 0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−19 minacross the last 3 operated legs
Flight time~1h 07mestimated 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 DL1630 06:00 daily · DL5240 10:04 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · DL4655 12:42 daily · DL5350 17:05 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-17DL1630dep +10 → arr−21
10-17DL4655dep +16 → arr−6
10-17DL5350arrived−19

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
ROCRochester +14 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · N 0 kt Full ROC delay board →
DTWDetroit +9 min smooth 🌤 clear · S 6 kt Full DTW delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at ROC: 30% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +7 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Rochester to Detroit route actually runs

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

Is ROC–DTW running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at ROC is the weaker end, route health score 84/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on ROC–DTW?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:00 and evening departures around 17:05 from ROC. 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 ROC to DTW?

Great-circle distance is 475 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 64–71 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does ROC–DTW fly?

Delta Air Lines runs the route with about 27 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.