Chattanooga (CHA) to Detroit (DTW)
Flight time
≈ 1h 49m
Bearing
11° N
Chattanooga (CHA) to Detroit (DTW) is 506 miles (814 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies CHA–DTW
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Endeavor Air was the only carrier flying nonstop CHA–DTW; the Bombardier CRJ-900 was the most common aircraft at 66% of departures; flights ran 69% full.
Departures
112
April 2026
Seats
8,240
both directions
Passengers
5,653
both directions
Load factor
68.6%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies CHA–DTW?
Endeavor Air was the only carrier to fly nonstop CHA–DTW in April 2026 (112 departures).
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Endeavor Air
112 departures · 8,240 seats
Share of departures100.0%68.6%
Load
What plane flies CHA–DTW?
In April 2026, the Bombardier CRJ-900 flew 66% of CHA–DTW departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Bombardier CRJ-900
74 departures · 64.0% load
66.1% - Bombardier CRJ-700
38 departures · 78.4% load
33.9%
How has CHA–DTW traffic changed?
Nonstop CHA–DTW departures held steady at about 112 a month between May 2025 and April 2026.
Monthly nonstop CHA–DTW traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
112 departures · 6,627 passengers
81.9%
Load
June 2025
111 departures · 6,827 passengers
84.4%
Load
July 2025
109 departures · 6,853 passengers
85.9%
Load
August 2025
120 departures · 7,159 passengers
84.1%
Load
September 2025
106 departures · 6,299 passengers
82.5%
Load
October 2025
122 departures · 7,007 passengers
81.9%
Load
November 2025
116 departures · 5,860 passengers
72.5%
Load
December 2025
100 departures · 4,976 passengers
71.8%
Load
January 2026
54 departures · 2,465 passengers
65.8%
Load
February 2026
56 departures · 2,948 passengers
74.7%
Load
March 2026
104 departures · 5,813 passengers
77.2%
Load
April 2026
112 departures · 5,653 passengers
68.6%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
CHA → DTW
74.6% full
56 departures · 3,075 passengers
DTW → CHA
62.6% full
56 departures · 2,578 passengers
Nonstop CHA–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.
The airports
Chattanooga
US
Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (Lovell Field)
Coordinates
35.04°N, 85.20°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Chattanooga (CHA) from Detroit (DTW)?
CHA to DTW is 506 miles (814 km / 440 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from CHA to DTW?
A nonstop covers the 506-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 49m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies CHA–DTW?
In April 2026, the Bombardier CRJ-900 flew the largest share of departures (66.1%), followed by the Bombardier CRJ-700 (33.9%).
What mileage do I earn flying CHA–DTW?
Distance-based programs credit off the 506-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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