Atlantic City (ACY) to Detroit (DTW)
Flight time
≈ 1h 48m
Bearing
295° NW
Atlantic City (ACY) to Detroit (DTW) is 496 miles (799 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies ACY–DTW
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Sun Country Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop ACY–DTW; the Boeing 737-800 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 24% full.
Departures
13
April 2026
Seats
2,418
both directions
Passengers
589
both directions
Load factor
24.4%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies ACY–DTW?
Sun Country Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop ACY–DTW in April 2026 (13 departures).
- SY
Sun Country Airlines
13 departures · 2,418 seats
Share of departures100.0%24.4%
Load
What plane flies ACY–DTW?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-800 flew 100% of ACY–DTW departures.
- Boeing 737-800
13 departures · 24.4% load
100.0%
How has ACY–DTW traffic changed?
Nonstop ACY–DTW departures fell from 18 in May 2025 to 13 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop ACY–DTW traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
18 departures · 942 passengers
28.1%
Load
June 2025
9 departures · 802 passengers
47.9%
Load
July 2025
18 departures · 838 passengers
25.0%
Load
August 2025
8 departures · 504 passengers
33.9%
Load
September 2025
18 departures · 1,189 passengers
35.5%
Load
October 2025
13 departures · 595 passengers
24.6%
Load
November 2025
16 departures · 893 passengers
30.0%
Load
December 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
January 2026
2 departures · 358 passengers
96.2%
Load
February 2026
1 departures · 5 passengers
62.5%
Load
March 2026
2 departures · 360 passengers
96.8%
Load
April 2026
13 departures · 589 passengers
24.4%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
ACY → DTW
22.5% full
7 departures · 293 passengers
DTW → ACY
26.5% full
6 departures · 296 passengers
Nonstop ACY–DTW traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through April 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
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Frequently asked
How far is Atlantic City (ACY) from Detroit (DTW)?
ACY to DTW is 496 miles (799 km / 431 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from ACY to DTW?
A nonstop covers the 496-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 48m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies ACY–DTW?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-800 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying ACY–DTW?
Distance-based programs credit off the 496-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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