Detroit (DTW) to Fort Wayne (FWA)
Flight time
≈ 1h 03m
Bearing
229° SW
Detroit (DTW) to Fort Wayne (FWA) is 128 miles (206 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies DTW–FWA
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop DTW–FWA; the Bombardier CRJ-900 was the most common aircraft at 76% of departures; flights ran 68% full.
Departures
123
April 2026
Seats
8,508
both directions
Passengers
5,798
both directions
Load factor
68.2%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies DTW–FWA?
SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop DTW–FWA in April 2026 (123 departures).
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SkyWest Airlines
123 departures · 8,508 seats
Share of departures100.0%68.2%
Load
What plane flies DTW–FWA?
In April 2026, the Bombardier CRJ-900 flew 76% of DTW–FWA departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Bombardier CRJ-900
93 departures · 65.5% load
75.6% - Bombardier CRJ-700
30 departures · 77.1% load
24.4%
How has DTW–FWA traffic changed?
Nonstop DTW–FWA departures rose from 64 in May 2025 to 123 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop DTW–FWA traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
64 departures · 3,285 passengers
68.3%
Load
June 2025
106 departures · 6,318 passengers
81.8%
Load
July 2025
123 departures · 7,247 passengers
80.2%
Load
August 2025
126 departures · 7,558 passengers
83.4%
Load
September 2025
120 departures · 7,202 passengers
82.8%
Load
October 2025
123 departures · 7,134 passengers
79.1%
Load
November 2025
112 departures · 5,752 passengers
70.9%
Load
December 2025
102 departures · 4,922 passengers
66.5%
Load
January 2026
114 departures · 5,779 passengers
70.4%
Load
February 2026
105 departures · 4,961 passengers
66.5%
Load
March 2026
120 departures · 6,149 passengers
72.8%
Load
April 2026
123 departures · 5,798 passengers
68.2%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
DTW → FWA
63.1% full
62 departures · 2,707 passengers
FWA → DTW
73.3% full
61 departures · 3,091 passengers
Nonstop DTW–FWA 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 Detroit (DTW) from Fort Wayne (FWA)?
DTW to FWA is 128 miles (206 km / 111 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from DTW to FWA?
A nonstop covers the 128-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 03m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies DTW–FWA?
In April 2026, the Bombardier CRJ-900 flew the largest share of departures (75.6%), followed by the Bombardier CRJ-700 (24.4%).
What mileage do I earn flying DTW–FWA?
Distance-based programs credit off the 128-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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