Flights Detroit → Elmira
DTW → ELM
Route overview
The flight route from Detroit to Elmira operates with a fleet of Canadair Regional Jet 700 aircraft and has an on-time performance rate of 73%. Over the course of its operation, it averages a delay of 25.5 minutes per flight, based on a total of 194 flights recorded. The destination airport serves approximately 312,880 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) → Elmira (ELM) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 249 flights monitored in recent months, 70% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 40 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.20%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 20.2/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Elmira the average ATFM delay is 3.5 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Detroit the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Elmira: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Detroit (DTW) to Elmira (ELM) heads east for about 532 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 5m.
Departures from Detroit on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 48% of DTW-ELM flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Detroit the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Elmira it is 3.5 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 249 tracked DTW-ELM flights, 70% left on time with an average delay of 40 min and a 1.2% 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 DTW-ELM
On the Detroit (DTW) -> Elmira (ELM) route, on-time performance is 70% with an average delay of 40 minutes, based on 249 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Detroit-Elmira is 1.20% across 249 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.
