Flights Elmira → Detroit
ELM → DTW
Route overview
The flight route from Elmira to Detroit operates with an 82% on-time performance rate, experiencing an average delay of 11.5 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees 194 flights using Canadair Regional Jet 700 aircraft, serving the busy Detroit Metropolitan Airport which handles nearly 28 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 Elmira (ELM) → Detroit (DTW) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 249 flights monitored in recent months, 76% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 32 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.80%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 32.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Detroit the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Elmira the average ATFM delay is 3.5 minutes.
Heading to Detroit: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Elmira (ELM) to Detroit (DTW) heads west for about 532 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 5m.
Departures from Elmira on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 48% of ELM-DTW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Elmira the average ATFM delay is 3.5 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Detroit it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 249 tracked ELM-DTW flights, 76% left on time with an average delay of 32 min and a 0.8% 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 ELM-DTW
On the Elmira (ELM) -> Detroit (DTW) route, on-time performance is 76% with an average delay of 32 minutes, based on 249 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Elmira-Detroit is 0.80% across 249 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.
