Flights West Palm Beach → Detroit
PBI → DTW
How long is the flight from West Palm Beach to Detroit?
The flight from West Palm Beach (PBI) to Detroit (DTW) takes about 2h 37m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
Route overview
The flight route from West Palm Beach to Detroit operates with an average on-time performance of 71%, experiencing a mean delay of 26.6 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 160 flights using either McDonnell Douglas MD-90 or Airbus A320 aircraft, serving a destination airport that 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 West Palm Beach (PBI) → Detroit (DTW) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 299 flights monitored in recent months, 74% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 26 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.01%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 13.1/100 (low), 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 West Palm Beach the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Detroit: what to expect in this direction
Flying from West Palm Beach (PBI) to Detroit (DTW) heads north for about 1,752 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 37m.
Departures from West Palm Beach on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 71% of PBI-DTW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing West Palm Beach the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Detroit it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 299 tracked PBI-DTW flights, 74% left on time with an average delay of 26 min and a 2.0% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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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 PBI-DTW
The flight from West Palm Beach (PBI) to Detroit (DTW) takes about 2h 37m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
On the West Palm Beach (PBI) -> Detroit (DTW) route, on-time performance is 74% with an average delay of 26 minutes, based on 299 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on West Palm Beach-Detroit is 2.01% across 299 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.
