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The flight time from Detroit to Houston is approximately 2h 42m nonstop. The distance is 1,076 miles (1,732 km). There are about 8 nonstop flights from Detroit to Houston 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DTW → IAH Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport |
2h 42m | 1,076 mi | 54/wk | Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, United 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.
3 airlines fly nonstop from Detroit to Houston, including Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, United Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Boeing 737-800, Airbus A319, Airbus A320, Embraer 175 and 1 other types.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance from Detroit to Houston is 1,076 miles, or 1,732 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 1,076 mi |
| Kilometres | 1,732 km |
| Nautical miles | 935 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. 3 airlines fly it nonstop, with about 54 departures a week. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 2h 42m in the air on the DTW–IAH nonstop. That is a great-circle estimate from the 1,076-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.
1,076 miles (1,732 km) great-circle between Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport and George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport.
Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, United Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Boeing 737-800, Airbus A319, Airbus A320, Embraer 175. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
