Flights Detroit → Miami
DTW → MIA
How long is the flight from Detroit to Miami?
The flight from Detroit (DTW) to Miami (MIA) takes 2h 45m on average. That is the median time recorded across 4 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 Miami operates with an average on-time performance of 84%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 7.6 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 579 flights using aircraft such as Boeing 737-800, Airbus A320, and McDonnell Douglas MD-88, serving one of the busiest destination airports in terms of annual passenger traffic at nearly 50.7 million passengers.
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) → Miami (MIA) route is operated by American Airlines, Delta Air Lines. Across 1082 flights monitored in recent months, 83% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 9 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.57%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 16.7/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Miami the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Detroit the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Miami: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Detroit (DTW) to Miami (MIA) heads south for about 1,847 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 45m.
Departures from Detroit on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 46% of DTW-MIA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Detroit the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Miami it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,082 tracked DTW-MIA flights, 83% left on time with an average delay of 9 min and a 1.6% 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% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about DTW-MIA
The flight from Detroit (DTW) to Miami (MIA) takes 2h 45m on average. That is the median time recorded across 4 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Detroit (DTW) -> Miami (MIA) route, on-time performance is 83% with an average delay of 9 minutes, based on 1082 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Detroit-Miami is 1.57% across 1082 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, 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.
