Flights Providence → Detroit
PVD → DTW
Route overview
The flight route from Providence to Detroit operates with an average on-time performance of 77%, experiencing a mean delay of 19.4 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees 194 flights using Airbus A319 aircraft, serving a destination airport that handles approximately 28,160,572 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 Providence (PVD) → Detroit (DTW) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 256 flights monitored in recent months, 75% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 24 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.91%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 22.9/100 (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 Providence the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Detroit: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Providence (PVD) to Detroit (DTW) heads west for about 987 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 39m.
Departures from Providence on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 47% of PVD-DTW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Providence the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Detroit it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 256 tracked PVD-DTW flights, 75% left on time with an average delay of 24 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% |
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Frequently asked questions about PVD-DTW
On the Providence (PVD) -> Detroit (DTW) route, on-time performance is 75% with an average delay of 24 minutes, based on 256 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Providence-Detroit is 3.91% across 256 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.
