Flights Detroit → Newark
DTW → EWR
Route overview
The flight route from Detroit to Newark operates with a high level of punctuality, with 82% of flights arriving on time. Over the past year, there have been 908 total flights on this route, experiencing an average delay of 9.7 minutes when delays do occur. The aircraft used include Boeing 717s, Airbus A320s, and Embraer 170s. Newark's airport, which opened in 2001, serves as a major hub with over 43 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) → Newark (EWR) route is operated by Delta Air Lines, United Airlines. Across 1159 flights monitored in recent months, 82% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 12 minutes. The cancellation rate is 4.66%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 26.5/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Newark the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Detroit the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Newark: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Detroit (DTW) to Newark (EWR) heads east for about 783 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 24m.
Departures from Detroit on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 38% of DTW-EWR flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Detroit the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Newark it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,159 tracked DTW-EWR flights, 82% left on time with an average delay of 12 min and a 4.7% 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% |
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about DTW-EWR
On the Detroit (DTW) -> Newark (EWR) route, on-time performance is 82% with an average delay of 12 minutes, based on 1159 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Detroit-Newark is 4.66% across 1159 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Delta Air Lines, United 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.
