Flights Detroit → Rochester
DTW → ROC
Route overview
The flight route from Detroit to Rochester is operated by a Canadair Regional Jet 700 and has an on-time performance rate of 78%, with an average delay of 13.3 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 314 flights, serving the relatively busy destination airport which handles nearly 2.4 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) → Rochester (ROC) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 406 flights monitored in recent months, 76% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 16 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.74%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 22.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Rochester the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Detroit the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Rochester: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Detroit (DTW) to Rochester (ROC) heads east for about 475 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 1m.
Departures from Detroit on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 41% of DTW-ROC flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Detroit the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Rochester it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 406 tracked DTW-ROC flights, 76% left on time with an average delay of 16 min and a 0.7% 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% |
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Frequently asked questions about DTW-ROC
On the Detroit (DTW) -> Rochester (ROC) route, on-time performance is 76% with an average delay of 16 minutes, based on 406 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Detroit-Rochester is 0.74% across 406 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.
