Great-circle route LGA → 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 37m nonstop. The distance is 500 miles (805 km). There are about 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LGA → DTW La Guardia Airport to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport |
1h 37m | 500 mi | 59/wk | American Airlines, Delta Air Lines |
| JFK → DTW John F Kennedy International Airport to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport |
1h 38m | 507 mi | 35/wk | Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways |
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 Airbus A321, Embraer 175, Boeing 737-900, Bombardier CRJ900 and 3 other types.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance from New York to Detroit is 500 miles, or 805 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 500 mi |
| Kilometres | 805 km |
| Nautical miles | 434 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 94 departures a week, across 2 airport pairings. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-29.
About 1h 37m in the air on the LGA–DTW nonstop. That is a great-circle estimate from the 500-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.
500 miles (805 km) great-circle between La Guardia Airport and Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport.
American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Airbus A321, Embraer 175, Boeing 737-900, Bombardier CRJ900. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
LGA to DTW, JFK to DTW. Flight times differ slightly between them because the airports are not in the same place.
