🇺🇸 DTW
Detroit
1077 mi
IAH 🇺🇸
Houston

Detroit to Houston Flights

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport 5 airlines

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The Detroit to Houston route connects Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) in US with George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport (IAH) in US. This medium-haul flight covers approximately 1077 miles (1733 km) with a typical flight time of 2h 24m. This route is served by 5 airlines: Delta Air Lines, United, Mesa and others. AirportRoutes has tracked 13 unique flight numbers on this route.

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Departure Airport

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport

ICAO Code:
KDTW
IATA Code:
DTW
City:
🇺🇸 Detroit
Country:
US
Elevation:
645 ft

Destination Airport

George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport

ICAO Code:
KIAH
IATA Code:
IAH
City:
🇺🇸 Houston
Country:
US
Elevation:
97 ft

5

Operators

13

Tracked Flights

1077

Miles

2h 24m

Flight Duration

Route Map

Operating Airlines

Airline ICAO IATA
Delta Air Lines DAL DL
United UAL UA
Mesa ASH YV
Spirit NKS NK
Frontier FFT F9

Flight Schedule Pattern

Day Flights Observed Frequency Activity
Monday 11 18%
Tuesday 8 13%
Wednesday 11 18%
Thursday 10 16%
Friday 10 16%
Saturday 6 10%
Sunday 5 8%

Pattern Analysis

13 Tracked Flights:
Data Points: 61
API observations used to build this analysis
Weekdays: 50 flights
Weekend: 11 flights
Business Route More active on weekdays

All Flight Routes

5 Routes
Note: This table shows aggregated route data by airline. Each airline may operate multiple daily flights at different times. See the "Spotted Departure Times" section below for all observed departure times.
Airline Flight Numbers Aircraft Type Typical Time Days Active Last Seen Status
A319 12:26 12:26 PM (Representative)
M T W T F S S
Jun 20, 2026 Active
Frontier
FFT / F9
A21N 10:45 10:45 AM (Representative)
M T W T F S S
Jun 20, 2026 Active
Mesa
ASH / YV
E75L 11:05 11:05 AM (Representative)
M T W T F S S
Jun 20, 2026 Active
Spirit
NKS / NK
A20N 20:08 8:08 PM (Representative)
M T W T F S S
Jun 20, 2026 Active
United
UAL / UA
B38M 06:15 6:15 AM (Representative)
M T W T F S S
Jun 20, 2026 Active
Total Routes: 5
Active Routes: 5
Unique Airlines: 5
Aircraft Types: 5

Spotted Departure Times

Departure Time Operator ICAO IATA
06:15 6:15 AM United UAL UA
10:45 10:45 AM Frontier FFT F9
11:05 11:05 AM Mesa ASH YV
12:26 12:26 PM Delta Air Lines DAL DL
20:08 8:08 PM Spirit NKS NK

Time Information

Times are shown in the departure airport's local timezone (KDTW - America/Detroit).

Total Departure Times: 5
Time Range:
06:15 - 20:08
These are typical departure times observed from actual flights. Times may vary by season and schedule changes.