Flights Toronto → Detroit
YYZ → DTW
How long is the flight from Toronto to Detroit?
The flight from Toronto (YYZ) to Detroit (DTW) takes 39 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 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 connects Toronto with Detroit, operating with a mix of Beechcraft 1900 and Canadair Regional Jet 700 aircraft. The destination airport in Detroit sees over 28 million passengers annually, indicating significant traffic and demand for air travel between these two cities.
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 Toronto (YYZ) → Detroit (DTW) route is operated by Air Canada, ITA Airways, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines. Across 35 flights monitored in recent months, 87% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 2 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 20.8/100 (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). Departing from Toronto the average ATFM delay is 3.0 minutes.
Heading to Detroit: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Toronto (YYZ) to Detroit (DTW) heads south-west for about 344 km, a flight time of roughly 39m.
Departures from Toronto on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 100% of YYZ-DTW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Toronto the average ATFM delay is 3.0 min (atfm); arriving into Detroit it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 35 tracked YYZ-DTW flights, 87% left on time with an average delay of 2 min and a 0.0% 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% |
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
| ITA Airways (AZ) | 45% | 39 min | 0.6% |
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Frequently asked questions about YYZ-DTW
The flight from Toronto (YYZ) to Detroit (DTW) takes 39 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Toronto (YYZ) -> Detroit (DTW) route, on-time performance is 87% with an average delay of 2 minutes, based on 35 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Toronto-Detroit is 0.00% across 35 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 4 airlines: Air Canada, ITA Airways, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Detroit, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
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.
