Detroit

DTW · KDTW

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport

42.21°, -83.35°MI, United States

Passengers a year

32.6M

#18 busiest in the U.S.

136

nonstop destinations

47

airlines

424

departures a day

79.5%

arrivals on time

1.9%

flights cancelled

81.5%

load factor

The ten busiest routes from DTW, by passengers: ATL, MCO, LGA, DFW, LAS, FLL, DEN, LAX, ORD, PHXDTWLGAFLLMCOATLDFWPHXLAXLASDENORD
Nonstop routes — the ten busiest. Filed traffic, June 2025 – May 2026.

Airlines

Delta Air Lines is the largest carrier at Detroit, with 73% of all passengers. 47 airlines fly from here.

Share of passengers · each carrier as a slice of the whole airport

Delta Air Lines holds 73% of the airport — the 5th most concentrated of 30 large hubs. The nearest comparison is IAH at 74%.

AirlineSharePassengersSeats YoY
DL
Delta83% fullDelta Connection · operated by SkyWest, Endeavor, Republic
72.6%23.7M+4.5%
NK
Spirit77% full
8.7%2.8M-9.8%
AA
American77% fullAmerican Eagle · operated by Republic, PSA, Envoy, SkyWest, Piedmont
5.2%1.7M-11.1%
UA
United80% fullUnited Express · operated by Republic, Mesa, SkyWest, GoJet, CommuteAir
3.3%1.1M+1.7%
WN
Southwest78% full
3.3%1.1M+7%
+Other airlines
6.9%2.2M—

Share, passengers and destinations count each airline’s own flights plus the regional flying sold under its brand. On-time covers the airline's own aircraft only — regional affiliates report to the government separately. Seats year on year compares the latest twelve months against the twelve before them.

Destinations

106 domestic and 30 international nonstop destinations from Detroit, across 22 countries.

89% domestic · 11% international · by departing passengers

Top domestic destinations

  • Atlanta (ATL)

    804.9K departing · 83% full

    Delta Air Lines · Spirit Airlines · Frontier Airlines

  • Orlando (MCO)

    655K departing · 87% full

    Delta Air Lines · Spirit Airlines · Frontier Airlines · Southwest Airlines

  • New York (LGA)

    496K departing · 80% full

    Delta Air Lines · Spirit Airlines · American Airlines

  • Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)

    469.6K departing · 82% full

    American Airlines · Delta Air Lines · Spirit Airlines · Frontier Airlines

  • Las Vegas (LAS)

    461.4K departing · 82% full

    Delta Air Lines · Spirit Airlines · Southwest Airlines

  • Fort Lauderdale (FLL)

    448.1K departing · 79% full

    Delta Air Lines · Spirit Airlines · Frontier Airlines

  • Denver (DEN)

    447.6K departing · 84% full

    Delta Air Lines · United Airlines · Southwest Airlines · Frontier Airlines

  • Los Angeles (LAX)

    412.5K departing · 83% full

    Delta Air Lines · Spirit Airlines

  • Chicago (ORD)

    408.1K departing · 74% full

    United Airlines · Delta Air Lines · American Airlines

  • Phoenix (PHX)

    395.6K departing · 85% full

    Delta Air Lines · American Airlines · Frontier Airlines · Spirit Airlines

Top international destinations

  • Amsterdam, Netherlands (AMS)

    248.8K departing · 485.6K both ways

    Delta Air Lines

  • Paris, France (CDG)

    198.9K departing · 387.9K both ways

    Delta Air Lines · Air France

  • Cancún, Mexico (CUN)

    151.6K departing · 303.7K both ways

    Delta Air Lines · Spirit Airlines · Frontier Airlines

  • Frankfurt am Main, Germany (FRA)

    129.5K departing · 256.9K both ways

    Lufthansa · Delta Air Lines

  • Toronto, Canada (YYZ)

    124.8K departing · 251.4K both ways

    Delta Air Lines · Air Canada

  • Tokyo, Japan (HND)

    86.5K departing · 178.2K both ways

    Delta Air Lines

  • Seoul, South Korea (ICN)

    85.9K departing · 175K both ways

    Delta Air Lines

  • London, United Kingdom (LHR)

    81.9K departing · 159.6K both ways

    Delta Air Lines

  • Istanbul, Turkey (IST)

    81.3K departing · 164.7K both ways

    Turkish Airlines

  • Shanghai, China (PVG)

    76.9K departing · 166.1K both ways

    Delta Air Lines

All nonstop destinations

136 nonstop · 18 airlines · 106 domestic / 30 intl

ALBAlbanyABQAlbuquerqueAMSAmsterdamANCAnchorageATWAppletonATLAtlantaAGSAugustaAUSAustinBWIBaltimoreBHMBirminghamBOSBostonBZNBozemanBUFBuffaloCUNCancúnCHSCharlestonCLTCharlotteORDChicagoCVGCincinnati / CovingtonCLEClevelandDFWDallas-Fort WorthDENDenverDUBDublinIADDullesFLLFort LauderdaleRSWFort MyersFRAFrankfurt am MainGCMGeorge TownGRRGrand RapidsGRBGreen BayGSPGreenville/Greer/SpartanburgBDLHartfordHNLHonolulu, OahuIAHHoustonINDIndianapolisJAXJacksonvilleMCIKansas CityLASLas VegasLIRLiberiaLHRLondonLAXLos AngelesSDFLouisvilleMSNMadisonMEMMemphisMEXMexico CityMIAMiamiMKEMilwaukeeMSPMinneapolisMBJMontego BayMUCMunichMYRMyrtle BeachBNANashvilleNASNassauMSYNew OrleansJFKNew YorkLGANew YorkEWRNewarkORFNorfolkOKCOklahoma CityOMAOmahaMCOOrlandoCDGParisPNSPensacolaPHLPhiladelphiaPHXPhoenixPITPittsburghPDXPortlandPWMPortlandPVDProvidence/WarwickPLSProvidencialesPVRPuerto VallartaPUJPunta CanaRDURaleigh/DurhamKEFReykjavíkRICRichmondROCRochesterFCORomeSMFSacramentoSLCSalt Lake CitySATSan AntonioSANSan DiegoSFOSan FranciscoSJCSan JoseSJDSan José del CaboSJUSan JuanSNASanta AnaSRQSarasota/BradentonSAVSavannahSEASeattleICNSeoulPVGShanghaiSTLSt LouisSYRSyracuseTPATampaHNDTokyoTVCTraverse CityVPSValparaisoDCAWashingtonPBIWest Palm Beach

Delta Connection · operated by Endeavor Air, Republic Airways, SkyWest Airlines

APNAlpenaBGRBangorBGMBinghamtonBTVBurlingtonCHAChattanoogaMDWChicagoCMHColumbusDSMDes MoinesELMElmira/CorningESCEscanabaXNAFayetteville/Springdale/RogersFWAFort WayneMBSFreelandGSOGreensboroMQTGwinnMDTHarrisburgHSVHuntsvilleAZOKalamazooCIUKincheloeIMTKingsfordTYSKnoxville/MaryvilleLANLansingLEXLexingtonYULMontréalPLNPellstonSBNSouth BendYYZTorontoHPNWhite Plains

Delta Air Lines profile

Aircraft

By share of departures at Detroit.

Body class · share of departures

When Detroit is busiest

Departures by month over the trailing year. Bars scale to the busiest month.

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Departures a month · peak July 2025

Annual passengers since 1990

Total passengers, arriving and departing, in every year on record.

Passengers a year

Every year
1990
20,674,998
1991
19,948,104
1992
21,208,636
1993
22,356,552
1994
24,732,448
1995
26,980,070
1996
28,746,549
1997
30,186,950
1998
30,633,536
1999
33,894,073
2000
34,900,200
2001
31,739,604
2002
31,066,325
2003
32,173,653
2004
34,613,293
2005
35,626,141
2006
35,462,041
2007
35,408,262
2008
34,308,085
2009
30,679,640
2010
31,529,615
2011
31,572,500
2012
31,380,399
2013
31,588,392
2014
31,761,652
2015
32,718,364
2016
33,893,350
2017
34,276,034
2018
35,046,645
2019
36,439,610
2020
13,729,870
2021
23,114,885
2022
27,608,408
2023
30,854,094
2024
32,352,738
2025
32,700,092
2026
12,689,678 so far

Arriving on time

Of every 100 flights landing at Detroit, 80 touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, 18 arrive late, and 2 are cancelled.

See live FAA delays

Every 100 arrivals

On time 80Late 18Cancelled 2

18 min

average delay

2,273

flights cancelled

120.2K

arrivals measured

What holds flights up

Share of delay minutes

Most reliable here

Delta Air Lines 83%

Least reliable here

Southwest Airlines 69.3%

Among US airports

#18

On time, month by month

Darker is better · 68.4%–88.4%

The weak spot is December 2025, when 68.4% of arrivals landed on time — 11.1 points below the year. The strongest was September 2025 at 88.4%.

Frequently asked

How busy is Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW)?

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport handled about 32.6M passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #18 among U.S. airports by passengers, with roughly 424 departures a day.

Which airline is the largest at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW)?

Delta Air Lines is the largest carrier at Detroit (DTW), flying about 73% of its passengers. 47 airlines serve Detroit in total.

How many places can you fly nonstop from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW)?

Detroit (DTW) has 136 nonstop destinations — 106 domestic and 30 international across 22 countries.

How often do flights arrive on time at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW)?

About 79.5% of flights arriving at Detroit (DTW) touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, per US DOT figures. About 1.9% are cancelled.

What aircraft flies most from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW)?

The Bombardier CRJ-900 flew the largest share of departures from Detroit (DTW), about 24% of the total.

Trip reports on YouTube

Fliers post trip reports from flights through Detroit (DTW) to YouTube. These three were matched automatically from public YouTube listings — The Frequent Flier does not host, review, or endorse them.

  • Genki's Travels

    Royal Jordanian Airlines | B787-8 | Business Class | Amman (AMM) to Detroit (DTW) | Trip Report

    34:36 · Feb 2026

    Watch on YouTube

  • OrlandoAviation

    TRIP REPORT | Spirit Airlines (ECONOMY) | Detroit (DTW) - Orlando (MCO) | Airbus A320-232 | NK 117

    21:29 · Dec 2019

    Watch on YouTube

  • Miles By Foot

    Full Flight Experience - Allentown (ABE) to Detroit (DTW) Delta CRJ200

    13:57 · Apr 2017

    Watch on YouTube

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Departing counts passengers leaving Detroit; international destinations also show both directions. Data: traffic June 2025 – May 2026, on-time July 2025 – June 2026. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics (T-100 Segment, On-Time Performance).