Flights Austin → Detroit
AUS → DTW
Route overview
The flight route from Austin to Detroit operates with a high on-time performance rate of 91%, with an average delay of just five minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees around 307 flights using Boeing 717 aircraft, serving one of the busiest airports in terms of annual passengers at its destination, Detroit, which handles approximately 28,160,572 travelers 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 Austin (AUS) → Detroit (DTW) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 386 flights monitored in recent months, 91% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 5 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.52%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 19.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Detroit the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Austin the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Detroit: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Austin (AUS) to Detroit (DTW) heads north-east for about 1,848 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 44m.
Departures from Austin on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 55% of AUS-DTW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Austin the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Detroit it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 386 tracked AUS-DTW flights, 91% left on time with an average delay of 5 min and a 0.5% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
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Frequently asked questions about AUS-DTW
On the Austin (AUS) -> Detroit (DTW) route, on-time performance is 91% with an average delay of 5 minutes, based on 386 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Austin-Detroit is 0.52% across 386 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.
