Flights White Plains → Detroit
HPN → DTW
Route overview
The flight route from White Plains to Detroit has an on-time performance rate of 81%, with an average delay of 14.3 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 165 flights, connecting to a major hub where the destination airport serves 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 White Plains (HPN) → Detroit (DTW) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 270 flights monitored in recent months, 74% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 27 minutes. The cancellation rate is 4.81%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25.2/100 (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 White Plains the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Detroit: what to expect in this direction
Flying from White Plains (HPN) to Detroit (DTW) heads west for about 811 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 26m.
Departures from White Plains on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 44% of HPN-DTW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing White Plains the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Detroit it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 270 tracked HPN-DTW flights, 74% left on time with an average delay of 27 min and a 4.8% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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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 HPN-DTW
On the White Plains (HPN) -> Detroit (DTW) route, on-time performance is 74% with an average delay of 27 minutes, based on 270 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on White Plains-Detroit is 4.81% across 270 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.
