Hartford (BDL) to Detroit (DTW)
Flight time
≈ 1h 54m
Bearing
276° W
Hartford (BDL) to Detroit (DTW) is 547 miles (880 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BDL–DTW
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Delta Air Lines was the only carrier flying nonstop BDL–DTW; the Boeing 717-200 was the most common aircraft at 67% of departures; flights ran 84% full.
Departures
178
April 2026
Seats
21,773
both directions
Passengers
18,330
both directions
Load factor
84.2%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies BDL–DTW?
Delta Air Lines was the only carrier to fly nonstop BDL–DTW in April 2026 (178 departures).
- DL
Delta Air Lines
178 departures · 21,773 seats
Share of departures100.0%84.2%
Load
What plane flies BDL–DTW?
In April 2026, the Boeing 717-200 flew 67% of BDL–DTW departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 717-200
120 departures · 90.8% load
67.4% - Airbus A320
37 departures · 71.4% load
20.8% - Airbus A319
21 departures · 79.3% load
11.8%
How has BDL–DTW traffic changed?
Nonstop BDL–DTW departures fell from 224 in May 2025 to 178 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop BDL–DTW traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
224 departures · 23,416 passengers
82.2%
Load
June 2025
258 departures · 27,203 passengers
71.5%
Load
July 2025
290 departures · 30,595 passengers
71.7%
Load
August 2025
287 departures · 33,145 passengers
74.1%
Load
September 2025
220 departures · 25,362 passengers
77.3%
Load
October 2025
226 departures · 25,381 passengers
83.9%
Load
November 2025
212 departures · 20,778 passengers
76.7%
Load
December 2025
210 departures · 20,483 passengers
76.5%
Load
January 2026
162 departures · 15,505 passengers
71.2%
Load
February 2026
147 departures · 14,017 passengers
73.6%
Load
March 2026
176 departures · 18,011 passengers
80.9%
Load
April 2026
178 departures · 18,330 passengers
84.2%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
BDL → DTW
87.6% full
89 departures · 9,548 passengers
DTW → BDL
80.8% full
89 departures · 8,782 passengers
Nonstop BDL–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 Hartford (BDL) from Detroit (DTW)?
BDL to DTW is 547 miles (880 km / 475 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BDL to DTW?
A nonstop covers the 547-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 54m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BDL–DTW?
In April 2026, the Boeing 717-200 flew the largest share of departures (67.4%), followed by the Airbus A320 (20.8%).
What mileage do I earn flying BDL–DTW?
Distance-based programs credit off the 547-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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