Flights Alpena → Detroit
APN → DTW
How long is the flight from Alpena to Detroit?
The flight from Alpena (APN) to Detroit (DTW) takes 26 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Alpena to Detroit has a punctuality rate of 75%, with an average delay of 33.7 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees 152 flights, connecting to a busy destination airport that serves approximately 28,160,572 passengers annually.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Alpena (APN) → Detroit (DTW) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 377 flights monitored in recent months, 78% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 21 minutes. The cancellation rate is 8.75%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 32/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Detroit the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Alpena the average ATFM delay is 0.6 minutes.
Heading to Detroit: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Alpena (APN) to Detroit (DTW) heads south for about 319 km, a flight time of roughly 26m.
Departures from Alpena on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 50% of APN-DTW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Alpena the average ATFM delay is 0.6 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Detroit it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 377 tracked APN-DTW flights, 78% left on time with an average delay of 21 min and a 8.8% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 85% | 1 min | 0.8% |
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Frequently asked questions about APN-DTW
The flight from Alpena (APN) to Detroit (DTW) takes 26 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Alpena (APN) -> Detroit (DTW) route, on-time performance is 78% with an average delay of 21 minutes, based on 377 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Alpena-Detroit is 8.75% across 377 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Delta Air Lines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
