Flights Detroit → Huntsville
DTW → HSV
How long is the flight from Detroit to Huntsville?
The flight from Detroit (DTW) to Huntsville (HSV) takes 1h 2m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights 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 Huntsville has a punctuality rate of 76%, with an average delay of 15.7 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, approximately one million two hundred and one thousand one hundred and five passengers pass through Huntsville's airport, indicating significant traffic on this route despite its relatively low number of total flights at just 107 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) → Huntsville (HSV) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 322 flights monitored in recent months, 71% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 21 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.24%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 19.5/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Huntsville the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Detroit the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Huntsville: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Detroit (DTW) to Huntsville (HSV) heads south for about 894 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 2m.
Departures from Detroit on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 52% of DTW-HSV flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Detroit the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Huntsville it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 322 tracked DTW-HSV flights, 71% left on time with an average delay of 21 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) | 85% | 1 min | 0.8% |
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Frequently asked questions about DTW-HSV
The flight from Detroit (DTW) to Huntsville (HSV) takes 1h 2m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Detroit (DTW) -> Huntsville (HSV) route, on-time performance is 71% with an average delay of 21 minutes, based on 322 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Detroit-Huntsville is 1.24% across 322 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.
