Great-circle route JFK → 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 New York to Detroit is approximately 1h 38m nonstop. The distance is 507 miles (816 km). There are about 5 nonstop flights from New York 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JFK → DTW John F Kennedy International Airport to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport |
1h 38m | 507 mi | 35/wk | Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways |
| LGA → DTW La Guardia Airport to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport |
1h 37m | 500 mi | — | American Airlines, Delta Air Lines |
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 New York to Detroit, including American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Bombardier CRJ900, Airbus A319, Airbus A220-100, Airbus A220-300.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance from New York to Detroit is 507 miles, or 816 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 507 mi |
| Kilometres | 816 km |
| Nautical miles | 441 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 35 departures a week, across 2 airport pairings. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 1h 38m in the air on the JFK–DTW nonstop. That is a great-circle estimate from the 507-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.
507 miles (816 km) great-circle between John F Kennedy International Airport and Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport.
American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Bombardier CRJ900, Airbus A319, Airbus A220-100, Airbus A220-300. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
JFK to DTW, LGA to DTW. Flight times differ slightly between them because the airports are not in the same place.
