Flights Detroit → Lexington KY
DTW → LEX
Route overview
The flight route from Detroit to Lexington, Kentucky, operates with a fleet of Boeing 717 aircraft and has an on-time performance rate of 79%. Over the course of a year, approximately 267 flights are conducted along this route, with each flight experiencing an average delay of 10.9 minutes.
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) → Lexington KY (LEX) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 319 flights monitored in recent months, 77% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 17 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.31%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 26.6/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Lexington KY the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Detroit the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Lexington KY: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Detroit (DTW) to Lexington KY (LEX) heads south for about 477 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 1m.
Departures from Detroit on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 36% of DTW-LEX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Detroit the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Lexington KY it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 319 tracked DTW-LEX flights, 77% left on time with an average delay of 17 min and a 0.3% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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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-LEX
On the Detroit (DTW) -> Lexington KY (LEX) route, on-time performance is 77% with an average delay of 17 minutes, based on 319 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Detroit-Lexington KY is 0.31% across 319 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.
