Detroit (DTW) to West Palm Beach (PBI)
Flight time
≈ 2h 59m
Bearing
169° S
Detroit (DTW) to West Palm Beach (PBI) is 1,089 miles (1,752 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies DTW–PBI
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Delta Air Lines was the only carrier flying nonstop DTW–PBI; the Airbus A320 was the most common aircraft at 83% of departures; flights ran 88% full.
Departures
60
May 2026
Seats
9,649
both directions
Passengers
8,476
both directions
Load factor
87.8%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies DTW–PBI?
Delta Air Lines was the only carrier to fly nonstop DTW–PBI in May 2026 (60 departures).
- DL
60 departures · 9,649 seats
Share of departures100.0%87.8%
Load
What plane flies DTW–PBI?
In May 2026, the Airbus A320 flew 83% of DTW–PBI departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Airbus A320
50 departures · 88.8% load
83.3% - Boeing 737-900ER
10 departures · 83.8% load
16.7%
How has DTW–PBI traffic changed?
Nonstop DTW–PBI departures rose from 58 in June 2025 to 60 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop DTW–PBI traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
58 departures · 8,180 passengers
89.8%
Load
July 2025
61 departures · 8,282 passengers
86.5%
Load
August 2025
62 departures · 8,170 passengers
83.9%
Load
September 2025
60 departures · 7,478 passengers
78.8%
Load
October 2025
62 departures · 8,982 passengers
82.2%
Load
November 2025
60 departures · 8,847 passengers
82.6%
Load
December 2025
86 departures · 12,871 passengers
82.2%
Load
January 2026
116 departures · 15,921 passengers
75.4%
Load
February 2026
109 departures · 16,995 passengers
84.2%
Load
March 2026
119 departures · 19,433 passengers
88.1%
Load
April 2026
84 departures · 13,239 passengers
86.1%
Load
May 2026
60 departures · 8,476 passengers
87.8%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
DTW → PBI
78.6% full
30 departures · 3,794 passengers
PBI → DTW
97.1% full
30 departures · 4,682 passengers
Nonstop DTW–PBI traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through May 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
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Frequently asked
How far is Detroit (DTW) from West Palm Beach (PBI)?
DTW to PBI is 1,089 miles (1,752 km / 946 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from DTW to PBI?
A nonstop covers the 1,089-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 59m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies DTW–PBI?
In May 2026, the Airbus A320 flew the largest share of departures (83.3%), followed by the Boeing 737-900ER (16.7%).
What mileage do I earn flying DTW–PBI?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,089-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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