Denver (DEN) to Detroit (DTW)
Flight time
≈ 3h 02m
Bearing
75° E
Denver (DEN) to Detroit (DTW) is 1,120 miles (1,802 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies DEN–DTW
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Delta Air Lines operated the most departures, one of 5 carriers flying nonstop DEN–DTW; the Airbus A320 was the most common aircraft at 30% of departures; flights ran 76% full.
Departures
516
April 2026
Seats
84,323
both directions
Passengers
63,731
both directions
Load factor
75.6%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies DEN–DTW?
Delta Air Lines operated the most nonstop DEN–DTW departures in April 2026 (232), one of 5 carriers on the route.
- DL
Delta Air Lines
232 departures · 37,869 seats
Share of departures45.0%70.1%
Load
- UA
United Airlines
120 departures · 17,126 seats
Share of departures23.3%83.1%
Load
- WN
Southwest Airlines
112 departures · 19,448 seats
Share of departures21.7%76.4%
Load
- F9
Frontier Airlines
51 departures · 9,810 seats
Share of departures9.9%82.5%
Load
- OO
SkyWest Airlines
1 departures · 70 seats
Share of departures0.2%0.0%
Load
What plane flies DEN–DTW?
In April 2026, the Airbus A320 flew 30% of DEN–DTW departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Airbus A320
157 departures · 81.3% load
30.4% - Airbus A319
96 departures · 68.0% load
18.6% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
72 departures · 75.4% load
14.0% - Airbus A321
59 departures · 63.4% load
11.4% - Boeing 737-800
38 departures · 78.8% load
7.4% - Boeing 737-900ER
36 departures · 79.5% load
7.0% - Airbus A320neo
36 departures · 84.1% load
7.0% - Airbus A321neo
17 departures · 73.8% load
3.3% - Boeing 737-700
4 departures · 79.7% load
0.8% - Embraer E175
1 departures · 0.0% load
0.2%
How has DEN–DTW traffic changed?
Nonstop DEN–DTW departures rose from 510 in May 2025 to 516 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop DEN–DTW traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
510 departures · 75,441 passengers
87.6%
Load
June 2025
558 departures · 86,451 passengers
87.3%
Load
July 2025
564 departures · 89,588 passengers
88.3%
Load
August 2025
559 departures · 89,710 passengers
88.8%
Load
September 2025
514 departures · 78,230 passengers
85.6%
Load
October 2025
514 departures · 75,315 passengers
85.8%
Load
November 2025
451 departures · 59,548 passengers
78.3%
Load
December 2025
480 departures · 68,127 passengers
82.3%
Load
January 2026
436 departures · 55,942 passengers
73.8%
Load
February 2026
429 departures · 57,915 passengers
78.0%
Load
March 2026
558 departures · 73,700 passengers
78.2%
Load
April 2026
516 departures · 63,731 passengers
75.6%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
DTW → DEN
73.4% full
259 departures · 31,089 passengers
DEN → DTW
77.8% full
257 departures · 32,642 passengers
Nonstop DEN–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 Denver (DEN) from Detroit (DTW)?
DEN to DTW is 1,120 miles (1,802 km / 973 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from DEN to DTW?
A nonstop covers the 1,120-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 02m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies DEN–DTW?
In April 2026, the Airbus A320 flew the largest share of departures (30.4%), followed by the Airbus A319 (18.6%).
What mileage do I earn flying DEN–DTW?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,120-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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