Flights Rochester → Detroit
ROC → DTW
Route overview
The flight route from Rochester to Detroit operates with a fleet of Canadair Regional Jet 900 aircraft and sees an average delay of 25.8 minutes per flight, with 73% of flights arriving on time. Over the course of a year, this route handles 314 total flights, serving a destination airport that accommodates 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 Rochester (ROC) → Detroit (DTW) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 406 flights monitored in recent months, 72% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 26 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.48%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 22.8/100 (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 Rochester the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Detroit: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Rochester (ROC) to Detroit (DTW) heads west for about 475 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 1m.
Departures from Rochester on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 41% of ROC-DTW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Rochester the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Detroit it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 406 tracked ROC-DTW flights, 72% left on time with an average delay of 26 min and a 1.5% 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 ROC-DTW
On the Rochester (ROC) -> Detroit (DTW) route, on-time performance is 72% with an average delay of 26 minutes, based on 406 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Rochester-Detroit is 1.48% across 406 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.
