🇺🇸 RDU
Raleigh/Durham
502 mi
DTW 🇺🇸
Detroit

Raleigh/Durham to Detroit Flights

Raleigh Durham International Airport Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport 4 airlines

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The Raleigh/Durham to Detroit route connects Raleigh Durham International Airport (RDU) in US with Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) in US. This short-haul flight covers approximately 502 miles (808 km) with a typical flight time of 1h 25m. This route is served by 4 airlines: Delta Air Lines, Frontier, EDV and others. AirportRoutes has tracked 10 unique flight numbers on this route.

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Departure Airport

Raleigh Durham International Airport

ICAO Code:
KRDU
IATA Code:
RDU
City:
🇺🇸 Raleigh/Durham
Country:
US
Elevation:
435 ft

Destination Airport

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport

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

4

Operators

10

Tracked Flights

502

Miles

1h 25m

Flight Duration

Route Map

Great Circle
Flight route map from Raleigh/Durham to Detroit
Map data © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap contributors

Operating Airlines

Airline ICAO IATA
Delta Air Lines DAL DL
Frontier FFT F9
Endeavor Air EDV 9E
Spirit NKS NK

Flight Schedule Pattern

Day Flights Observed Frequency Activity
Monday 28 19%
Tuesday 17 11%
Wednesday 17 11%
Thursday 28 19%
Friday 26 17%
Saturday 17 11%
Sunday 18 12%

Pattern Analysis

10 Tracked Flights:
Data Points: 151
API observations used to build this analysis
Weekdays: 116 flights
Weekend: 35 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
A320 05:40 5:40 AM (Representative)
M T W T F S S
Jun 19, 2026 Active
CRJ9 13:05 1:05 PM (Representative)
M T W T F S S
Jun 19, 2026 Active
Frontier
FFT / F9
A21N 09:32 9:32 AM (Representative)
M T W T F S S
Jun 19, 2026 Active
Spirit
NKS / NK
- A320 -
M T W T F S S
Jun 19, 2026 Active
Total Routes: 4
Active Routes: 4
Unique Airlines: 4
Aircraft Types: 4

Spotted Departure Times

Departure Time Operator ICAO IATA
05:40 5:40 AM Delta Air Lines DAL DL
09:32 9:32 AM Frontier FFT F9
13:05 1:05 PM Endeavor Air EDV 9E

Time Information

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

Total Departure Times: 3
Time Range:
05:40 - 13:05
These are typical departure times observed from actual flights. Times may vary by season and schedule changes.