Flights Pellston → Detroit
PLN → DTW
How long is the flight from Pellston to Detroit?
The flight from Pellston (PLN) to Detroit (DTW) takes 39 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Pellston to Detroit has a punctuality rate of 68%, with an average delay time of 44.9 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route operates approximately 152 flights, 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 Pellston (PLN) → Detroit (DTW) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 404 flights monitored in recent months, 78% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 23 minutes. The cancellation rate is 18.81%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 28.2/100 (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).
Heading to Detroit: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Pellston (PLN) to Detroit (DTW) heads south for about 391 km, a flight time of roughly 39m.
Departures from Pellston on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 45% of PLN-DTW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: arriving into Detroit it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 404 tracked PLN-DTW flights, 78% left on time with an average delay of 23 min and a 18.8% 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 PLN-DTW
The flight from Pellston (PLN) to Detroit (DTW) takes 39 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Pellston (PLN) -> Detroit (DTW) route, on-time performance is 78% with an average delay of 23 minutes, based on 404 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Pellston-Detroit is 18.81% across 404 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.
