Flights New York → Detroit
JFK → DTW
Route overview
This flight route operates from New York to Detroit, using a mix of aircraft including the McDonnell Douglas MD-88, Canadair Regional Jet 900, and Airbus A319. With an average delay of 13.7 minutes per flight and a punctuality rate of 78%, it serves one of the busiest airports in terms of annual passenger traffic at its destination, which recorded 28,160,572 passengers in the last year.
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 New York (JFK) → Detroit (DTW) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 597 flights monitored in recent months, 78% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 15 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.68%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 27.2/100 (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 New York the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Detroit: what to expect in this direction
Flying from New York (JFK) to Detroit (DTW) heads west for about 817 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 26m.
Departures from New York on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 55% of JFK-DTW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing New York the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Detroit it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 597 tracked JFK-DTW flights, 78% left on time with an average delay of 15 min and a 2.7% 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 JFK-DTW
On the New York (JFK) -> Detroit (DTW) route, on-time performance is 78% with an average delay of 15 minutes, based on 597 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on New York-Detroit is 2.68% across 597 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.
