Flights Detroit → Toronto
DTW → YYZ
How long is the flight from Detroit to Toronto?
The flight from Detroit (DTW) to Toronto (YYZ) takes 43 min 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 connects Detroit to Toronto, operating with a mix of Beechcraft 1900 and Canadair Regional Jet 700 aircraft. The destination airport in Toronto sees over thirty-five million passengers annually, highlighting its significance as a major travel hub.
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) → Toronto (YYZ) route is operated by Air Canada, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines. Across 47 flights monitored in recent months, 88% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 1 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 18/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Toronto the average ATFM delay is 3.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Detroit the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Toronto: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Detroit (DTW) to Toronto (YYZ) heads north-east for about 344 km, a flight time of roughly 43m.
Departures from Detroit on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 57% of DTW-YYZ flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Detroit the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Toronto it is 3.0 min (atfm).
Across 47 tracked DTW-YYZ flights, 88% left on time with an average delay of 1 min and a 0.0% 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% |
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about DTW-YYZ
The flight from Detroit (DTW) to Toronto (YYZ) takes 43 min 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) -> Toronto (YYZ) route, on-time performance is 88% with an average delay of 1 minutes, based on 47 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Detroit-Toronto is 0.00% across 47 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: Air Canada, 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.
