Great-circle route ORD → DTW. Faint dots are other airports, for geographic context. Download this map — free to reuse with a link back to this page.
The flight time from Chicago to Detroit is approximately 1h 07m nonstop. The distance is 234 miles (377 km). There are about 23 nonstop flights from Chicago to Detroit per day.
That is a great-circle estimate, not a scheduled block time. An airline's published time will differ by roughly 15 to 45 minutes depending on routing, winds and taxi.
| Route | Est. time | Distance | Frequency | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ORD → DTW Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport |
1h 07m | 234 mi | 121/wk | American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines |
| MDW → DTW Chicago Midway International Airport to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport |
1h 06m | 228 mi | 41/wk | Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines |
Frequencies come from our most recent schedule sample. Where a pairing shows “—” we track it as an operating nonstop but hold no schedule sample for it — we would rather show nothing than guess.
4 airlines fly nonstop from Chicago to Detroit, including American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Boeing 717-200, Embraer 170, Boeing 737, Bombardier CRJ900 and 4 other types.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance from Chicago to Detroit is 234 miles, or 377 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 234 mi |
| Kilometres | 377 km |
| Nautical miles | 203 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. 4 airlines fly it nonstop, with about 162 departures a week, across 2 airport pairings. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 1h 07m in the air on the ORD–DTW nonstop. That is a great-circle estimate from the 234-mile distance, not a scheduled block time — an airline's published time will differ by roughly 15 to 45 minutes depending on routing, winds and taxi.
234 miles (377 km) great-circle between Chicago O'Hare International Airport and Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport.
American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Boeing 717-200, Embraer 170, Boeing 737, Bombardier CRJ900. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
ORD to DTW, MDW to DTW. Flight times differ slightly between them because the airports are not in the same place.
