Flights from Chicago to Detroit

• The newest aircraft servicing MDW to DTW in 2009 was Compass Airlines' ERJ-175 from Embraer. The ERJ-175 started flying in 2004.
• There were 59,338 passengers that flew from Chicago to Detroit in 2009.
• 97,622 seats were available on flights from MDW to DTW in 2009. Of those seats, a total of 59,338 passengers flew on all flights from MDW to DTW that year.
• The average aircraft occupancy on flights from Chicago to Detroit in 2009 was 52.8%.
• In 2009, there were 5 airline companies operating between Chicago and Detroit.
• The oldest aircraft servicing trips from Chicago, IL to Detroit, MI in 2009 was Air Greenland's B737-4 from Boeing which started flying in 1990.
• The largest aircraft servicing flights between Chicago and Detroit from Northwest Airlines is the B757-2 built by Boeing with 182 seats.
• Northwest Airlink, Comair, Northwest Airlines operate the shortest flights from Chicago to Detroit.
• Flight #3692, operated by Northwest Airlink, was the flight with the most delays in 2009, with 23 minutes average delay between flights from Chicago to Detroit.
• Compass Airlines, Comair, Northwest Airlink, Northwest Airlines, Air Greenland offer flights from Chicago, IL to Detroit, MI.
• Northwest Airlines operated flights from MDW to DTW using 6 types of aircraft in 2009.
• The shortest flight between MDW and DTW takes about 44 minutes.
• The average flight time from Chicago, IL to Detroit, MI takes about 45 minutes.
• Northwest Airlink offers the shortest flight times from Chicago to Detroit.
• The shortest flight distance between Chicago and Detroit is 229 miles.
• Compass Airlines carried a total of 23,247 passengers from MDW to DTW in 2009.
• The smallest aircraft servicing flights from MDW to DTW for Comair is the CRJ-2/4 built by Canadair with 50 seats.

(Source: FAA & BTS 2009 Databases)