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Flights Escanaba → Detroit

ESC → DTW

51 min
Flight time
21.4
Average risk (Medium)
87%
On-time
25 min
Average delay
10.7%
Cancellations
1
Airlines

How long is the flight from Escanaba to Detroit?

The flight from Escanaba (ESC) to Detroit (DTW) takes 51 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.

Route overview

The flight route from Escanaba to Detroit has an on-time performance rate of 83%, with the average delay being 42.4 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees 89 flights, connecting a smaller city to one of the busiest airports in the United States, which serves approximately 28,160,572 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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General information, not legal advice.

The Escanaba (ESC) → Detroit (DTW) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 216 flights monitored in recent months, 87% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 25 minutes. The cancellation rate is 10.65%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 21.4/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Detroit the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Escanaba the average ATFM delay is 1.0 minutes.

Heading to Detroit: what to expect in this direction

Flying from Escanaba (ESC) to Detroit (DTW) heads south-east for about 491 km, a flight time of roughly 51m.

Departures from Escanaba on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 90% of ESC-DTW flights take off then.

Air-traffic congestion: departing Escanaba the average ATFM delay is 1.0 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Detroit it is 5.5 min (atfm).

Across 216 tracked ESC-DTW flights, 87% left on time with an average delay of 25 min and a 10.7% cancellation rate.

Route facts

Time difference
same timezone
Arrival (dest. local time)
08:51
Elevation DTW
645 ft
Est. CO₂/passenger
~64 kg

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Airline punctuality on this route

Airline On-time Average delay Cancellations
Delta Air Lines (DL) 85% 1 min 0.8%

Airlines operating ESC-DTW

Frequently asked questions about ESC-DTW

The flight from Escanaba (ESC) to Detroit (DTW) takes 51 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.

On the Escanaba (ESC) -> Detroit (DTW) route, on-time performance is 87% with an average delay of 25 minutes, based on 216 tracked flights.

The cancellation rate on Escanaba-Detroit is 10.65% across 216 monitored flights.

The route is operated by 1 airline: Delta Air Lines.

Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Detroit, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.

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.