Buffalo (BUF) to Detroit (DTW)
Flight time
≈ 1h 17m
Bearing
260° W
Buffalo (BUF) to Detroit (DTW) is 240 miles (387 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BUF–DTW
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, SkyWest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 3 carriers flying nonstop BUF–DTW; the Bombardier CRJ-900 was the most common aircraft at 63% of departures; flights ran 75% full.
Departures
262
April 2026
Seats
23,567
both directions
Passengers
17,655
both directions
Load factor
74.9%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies BUF–DTW?
SkyWest Airlines operated the most nonstop BUF–DTW departures in April 2026 (169), one of 3 carriers on the route.
- OO
SkyWest Airlines
169 departures · 11,916 seats
Share of departures64.5%74.8%
Load
- DL
Delta Air Lines
92 departures · 11,489 seats
Share of departures35.1%75.6%
Load
- B6
JetBlue Airways
1 departures · 162 seats
Share of departures0.4%31.5%
Load
What plane flies BUF–DTW?
In April 2026, the Bombardier CRJ-900 flew 63% of BUF–DTW departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Bombardier CRJ-900
166 departures · 75.9% load
63.4% - Airbus A319
58 departures · 74.4% load
22.1% - Boeing 717-200
32 departures · 78.9% load
12.2% - Airbus A320
3 departures · 56.9% load
1.1% - Bombardier CRJ-550
2 departures · 4.0% load
0.8% - Embraer E175
1 departures · 0.0% load
0.4%
How has BUF–DTW traffic changed?
Nonstop BUF–DTW departures rose from 236 in May 2025 to 262 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop BUF–DTW traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
236 departures · 20,575 passengers
82.3%
Load
June 2025
274 departures · 19,939 passengers
80.9%
Load
July 2025
289 departures · 21,319 passengers
84.0%
Load
August 2025
286 departures · 21,489 passengers
85.7%
Load
September 2025
274 departures · 19,668 passengers
78.3%
Load
October 2025
297 departures · 20,185 passengers
79.5%
Load
November 2025
224 departures · 14,990 passengers
75.8%
Load
December 2025
213 departures · 14,925 passengers
74.0%
Load
January 2026
179 departures · 12,686 passengers
73.1%
Load
February 2026
191 departures · 13,783 passengers
76.7%
Load
March 2026
236 departures · 16,415 passengers
78.8%
Load
April 2026
262 departures · 17,655 passengers
74.9%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
BUF → DTW
75.1% full
131 departures · 8,820 passengers
DTW → BUF
74.7% full
131 departures · 8,835 passengers
Nonstop BUF–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 Buffalo (BUF) from Detroit (DTW)?
BUF to DTW is 240 miles (387 km / 209 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BUF to DTW?
A nonstop covers the 240-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 17m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BUF–DTW?
In April 2026, the Bombardier CRJ-900 flew the largest share of departures (63.4%), followed by the Airbus A319 (22.1%).
What mileage do I earn flying BUF–DTW?
Distance-based programs credit off the 240-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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