🇺🇸 ORD
Chicago
234 mi
DTW 🇺🇸
Detroit

Chicago to Detroit Flights

Chicago O'Hare International Airport Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport 7 airlines

Get Notified About Route Changes

Track up to 3 airports free. Weekly alerts when airlines add or remove routes.

Sign Up Free

The Chicago to Detroit route connects Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) in US with Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) in US. This short-haul flight covers approximately 234 miles (377 km) with a typical flight time of 1h 3m. This route is served by 7 airlines: Envoy Air, Delta Air Lines, SkyWest and others. AirportRoutes has tracked 24 unique flight numbers on this route.

Airport Information

Departure Airport

Chicago O'Hare International Airport

ICAO Code:
KORD
IATA Code:
ORD
City:
🇺🇸 Chicago
Country:
US
Elevation:
680 ft

Destination Airport

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport

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

Route Statistics

7

Operators

24

Tracked Flights

234

Miles

1h 3m

Flight Duration

Route Map

Great Circle
Flight route map from Chicago to Detroit

Operating Airlines

Airline ICAO IATA
Envoy Air ENY MQ
Delta Air Lines DAL DL
SkyWest SKW OO
Republic RPA YX
United UAL UA
American Airlines AAL AA
Frontier FFT F9

Flight Schedule Pattern

Day Flights Observed Frequency Activity
Monday 13 12%
Tuesday 12 11%
Wednesday 12 11%
Thursday 19 18%
Friday 16 15%
Saturday 16 15%
Sunday 17 16%

Pattern Analysis

24 Tracked Flights:
Data Points: 105
API observations used to build this analysis
Weekdays: 72 flights
Weekend: 33 flights
Business Route More active on weekdays

All Flight Routes

7 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
- - -
M T W T F S S
Jun 18, 2026 Active
E170 17:49 5:49 PM (Representative)
M T W T F S S
Jun 18, 2026 Active
Envoy Air
ENY / MQ
E75L 21:04 9:04 PM (Representative)
M T W T F S S
Jun 18, 2026 Active
Frontier
FFT / F9
- A20N -
M T W T F S S
Jun 18, 2026 Active
Republic
RPA / YX
E75L 21:09 9:09 PM (Representative)
M T W T F S S
Jun 18, 2026 Active
SkyWest
SKW / OO
E75L 10:30 10:30 AM (Representative)
M T W T F S S
Jun 18, 2026 Active
United
UAL / UA
B738 21:29 9:29 PM (Representative)
M T W T F S S
Jun 18, 2026 Active
Total Routes: 7
Active Routes: 7
Unique Airlines: 7
Aircraft Types: 6

Spotted Departure Times

Departure Time Operator ICAO IATA
10:30 10:30 AM SkyWest SKW OO
17:49 5:49 PM Delta Air Lines DAL DL
21:04 9:04 PM Envoy Air ENY MQ
21:09 9:09 PM Republic RPA YX
21:29 9:29 PM United UAL UA

Time Information

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

Total Departure Times: 5
Time Range:
10:30 - 21:29
These are typical departure times observed from actual flights. Times may vary by season and schedule changes.