🇺🇸 DTW
Detroit
501 mi
LGA 🇺🇸
New York

Detroit to New York Flights

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport LaGuardia Airport 4 airlines

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The Detroit to New York route connects Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) in US with LaGuardia Airport (LGA) in US. This short-haul flight covers approximately 501 miles (806 km) with a typical flight time of 1h 21m. This route is served by 4 airlines: Delta Air Lines, Republic, Spirit and others. AirportRoutes has tracked 16 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

LaGuardia Airport

ICAO Code:
KLGA
IATA Code:
LGA
City:
🇺🇸 New York
Country:
US
Elevation:
21 ft

4

Operators

16

Tracked Flights

501

Miles

1h 21m

Flight Duration

Route Map

Great Circle
Flight route map from Detroit to New York
Map data © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap contributors

Operating Airlines

Airline ICAO IATA
Delta Air Lines DAL DL
Republic RPA YX
Spirit NKS NK
Endeavor Air EDV 9E

Flight Schedule Pattern

Day Flights Observed Frequency Activity
Monday 15 15%
Tuesday 13 13%
Wednesday 8 8%
Thursday 18 18%
Friday 20 20%
Saturday 19 19%
Sunday 7 7%

Pattern Analysis

16 Tracked Flights:
Data Points: 100
API observations used to build this analysis
Weekdays: 74 flights
Weekend: 26 flights
Business Route More active on weekdays

All Flight Routes

4 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
A321 07:00 7:00 AM (Representative)
M T W T F S S
Jul 2, 2026 Active
CRJ9 03:00 3:00 AM (Representative)
M T W T F S S
Jul 2, 2026 Active
Republic
RPA / YX
E75L 06:00 6:00 AM (Representative)
M T W T F S S
Jul 2, 2026 Active
Spirit
NKS / NK
A21N 09:16 9:16 AM (Representative)
M T W T F S S
Jul 2, 2026 Active
Total Routes: 4
Active Routes: 4
Unique Airlines: 4
Aircraft Types: 4

Spotted Departure Times

Departure Time Operator ICAO IATA
03:00 3:00 AM Endeavor Air EDV 9E
06:00 6:00 AM Republic RPA YX
07:00 7:00 AM Delta Air Lines DAL DL
09:16 9:16 AM Spirit NKS NK

Time Information

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

Total Departure Times: 4
Time Range:
03:00 - 09:16
These are typical departure times observed from actual flights. Times may vary by season and schedule changes.