Flights Detroit → Chattanooga
DTW → CHA
How long is the flight from Detroit to Chattanooga?
The flight from Detroit (DTW) to Chattanooga (CHA) takes 1h 1m 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 Detroit to Chattanooga has a punctuality rate of 74%, with an average delay of 15.2 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 136 flights, serving the relatively busy Chattanooga airport which handles nearly 837,000 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 Detroit (DTW) → Chattanooga (CHA) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 353 flights monitored in recent months, 73% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 17 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.85%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 17.2/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Chattanooga the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Detroit the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Chattanooga: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Detroit (DTW) to Chattanooga (CHA) heads south for about 814 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 1m.
Departures from Detroit on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 52% of DTW-CHA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Detroit the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Chattanooga it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 353 tracked DTW-CHA flights, 73% left on time with an average delay of 17 min and a 0.8% 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 DTW-CHA
The flight from Detroit (DTW) to Chattanooga (CHA) takes 1h 1m 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 Detroit (DTW) -> Chattanooga (CHA) route, on-time performance is 73% with an average delay of 17 minutes, based on 353 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Detroit-Chattanooga is 0.85% across 353 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.
