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.
Frequencies below are per direction, from our most recent schedule sample. The two directions are not identical — that is normal on scheduled routes.
| Direction | Frequency | Days | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| JFK → DTW New York to Detroit |
35/wk | Daily | Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways |
| DTW → JFK Detroit to New York |
33/wk | Daily | Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways |
Where a direction shows “—” we track it as an operating nonstop but hold no schedule sample for it — we would rather show nothing than guess.
In 2025, airlines reported 320,488 passengers on 3,526 flights between JFK and DTW — about 879 a day — filling 79% of the 405,349 seats flown. Delta Air Lines Inc. carried the most passengers (54%).
Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports — actual airline-reported traffic, scheduled service only, both directions combined. Cargo and charter flights excluded.
2 airlines fly the JFK–DTW nonstop, including 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 between John F Kennedy International Airport and Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport 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. 2 airlines fly the route nonstop, with about 68 departures a week across both directions. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 1h 38m in the air. 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.
About 35 a week from New York to Detroit and 33 a week from Detroit to New York, from our most recent schedule sample.
Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways.
In 2025, airlines reported 320,488 passengers on 3,526 scheduled flights between JFK and DTW — about 879 a day — filling 79% of the seats flown. Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports, both directions combined.
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.
