Flights Philadelphia → Detroit
PHL → DTW
Route overview
The flight route from Philadelphia to Detroit operates with an average on-time performance of 80%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 11.1 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 704 flights using a variety of aircraft including Embraer 190s, Airbus A320s, Airbus A319s, and McDonnell Douglas MD-88 and MD-90 models, serving one of the busiest destination airports in terms of annual passenger traffic.
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 Philadelphia (PHL) → Detroit (DTW) route is operated by American Airlines, Delta Air Lines. Across 932 flights monitored in recent months, 77% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 16 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.86%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25.3/100 (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 Philadelphia the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Detroit: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Philadelphia (PHL) to Detroit (DTW) heads north-west for about 728 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 20m.
Departures from Philadelphia on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 37% of PHL-DTW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Philadelphia the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Detroit it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 932 tracked PHL-DTW flights, 77% left on time with an average delay of 16 min and a 3.9% 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% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about PHL-DTW
On the Philadelphia (PHL) -> Detroit (DTW) route, on-time performance is 77% with an average delay of 16 minutes, based on 932 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Philadelphia-Detroit is 3.86% across 932 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, 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.
