SAT → DTWSan Antonio to Detroit

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Direct flights from San Antonio (SAT) to Detroit (DTW): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 11 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 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 San Antonio and Detroit. Updated 23 October 2026 at 03:53 UTC.

Today, SAT → DTW

Thu 22 Oct · local times
  1. 00:15 DL2497DELTA Left 00:10 Landed 09:15
  2. 06:36 DL788DELTA Departed Landed 15:26 −11
  3. 11:00 DL1809DELTA Departed Landed 19:54 −12

Checked SAT board 22:53 · DTW board 22:03

SAT San Antonio busy · +24
DTW Detroit smooth · +0
1,954 km · ~3h 00m est.
dep bank 05:15–16:007x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
84 / 100

route health from live SAT and DTW delay boards

Median arrival delay is −11 min. 0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−11 minacross the last 3 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 DL2497 05:15 daily · DL788 11:36 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · DL2458 15:05 Sa · DL1809 16:00 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-22DL1809arrived−12
10-22DL2497dep −5 → arr+0
10-22DL788arrived−11

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
SATSan Antonio +24 min busy 🌤 few clouds · SE 8 kt Full SAT delay board →
DTWDetroit +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · N 0 kt Full DTW delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at SAT: 24% 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 San Antonio to Detroit route actually runs

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

Is SAT–DTW running on time right now?

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

Operators schedule morning departures around 05:15 from SAT. 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 SAT to DTW?

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 SAT–DTW fly?

Delta Air Lines runs the route with about 20 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.