Flights Indianapolis → Detroit
IND → DTW
How long is the flight from Indianapolis to Detroit?
The flight from Indianapolis (IND) 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 Indianapolis to Detroit operates with an average on-time performance rate of 80%, experiencing a mean delay of 12.7 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 537 flights using either Airbus A320 or McDonnell Douglas MD-88 aircraft, serving one of the busiest destination airports in the United States with over 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 Indianapolis (IND) → Detroit (DTW) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 1332 flights monitored in recent months, 82% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 13 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.98%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 28.3/100 (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 Indianapolis the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Detroit: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Indianapolis (IND) to Detroit (DTW) heads north-east for about 371 km, a flight time of roughly 51m.
Departures from Indianapolis on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 46% of IND-DTW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Indianapolis the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Detroit it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,332 tracked IND-DTW flights, 82% left on time with an average delay of 13 min and a 1.0% 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% |
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Frequently asked questions about IND-DTW
The flight from Indianapolis (IND) 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 Indianapolis (IND) -> Detroit (DTW) route, on-time performance is 82% with an average delay of 13 minutes, based on 1332 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Indianapolis-Detroit is 0.98% across 1332 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.
