Flights Memphis → Detroit
MEM → DTW
How long is the flight from Memphis to Detroit?
The flight from Memphis (MEM) to Detroit (DTW) takes 1h 28m 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 Memphis to Detroit operates with a fleet of Canadair Regional Jet 900 and Embraer 170 aircraft, serving the busy Detroit Metropolitan Airport which handles over twenty-eight million passengers annually. With seventy-five percent of flights arriving on time, this route experiences an average delay of approximately twenty-six minutes per flight across its total of two hundred forty-six scheduled flights.
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 Memphis (MEM) → Detroit (DTW) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 593 flights monitored in recent months, 77% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 22 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.35%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25/100 (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 Memphis the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Detroit: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Memphis (MEM) to Detroit (DTW) heads north-east for about 982 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 28m.
Departures from Memphis on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 60% of MEM-DTW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Memphis the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Detroit it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 593 tracked MEM-DTW flights, 77% left on time with an average delay of 22 min and a 1.4% 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 MEM-DTW
The flight from Memphis (MEM) to Detroit (DTW) takes 1h 28m 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 Memphis (MEM) -> Detroit (DTW) route, on-time performance is 77% with an average delay of 22 minutes, based on 593 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Memphis-Detroit is 1.35% across 593 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.
