Flights Detroit → New York
DTW → LGA
How long is the flight from Detroit to New York?
The flight from Detroit (DTW) to New York (LGA) takes 1h 19m on average. That is the median time recorded across 6 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 New York has a punctuality rate of 78%, with an average delay of 13.3 minutes per flight. Over the past year, this route has seen 991 flights using various aircraft types including Canadair Regional Jet 700, Airbus A320, McDonnell Douglas MD-88, and Airbus A319, serving a destination airport that handles approximately 29 million 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) → New York (LGA) route is operated by American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Spirit Airlines. Across 2239 flights monitored in recent months, 77% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 15 minutes. The cancellation rate is 6.03%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 30/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At New York the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Detroit the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to New York: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Detroit (DTW) to New York (LGA) heads east for about 805 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 19m.
Departures from Detroit on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 39% of DTW-LGA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Detroit the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into New York it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 2,239 tracked DTW-LGA flights, 77% left on time with an average delay of 15 min and a 6.0% 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% |
| Spirit Airlines (NK) | 66% | 19 min | 3.4% |
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Frequently asked questions about DTW-LGA
The flight from Detroit (DTW) to New York (LGA) takes 1h 19m on average. That is the median time recorded across 6 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Detroit (DTW) -> New York (LGA) route, on-time performance is 77% with an average delay of 15 minutes, based on 2239 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Detroit-New York is 6.03% across 2239 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Spirit Airlines.
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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.
