Flights from Detroit to Charlotte

• There were 309,867 passengers that flew from Detroit to Charlotte in 2009.
• In 2009, there were 8 airline companies operating between Detroit and Charlotte.
• Northwest Airlines carried a total of 137,676 passengers from DTW to CLT in 2009.
• Northwest Airlines operated flights from DTW to CLT using 5 types of aircraft in 2009.
• US Airways offers the shortest flight times from Detroit to Charlotte.
• The newest aircraft servicing DTW to CLT in 2009 was US Airways' EMB-190 from Embraer. The EMB-190 started flying in 2005.
• Flight #1049, operated by US Airways, was the flight with the most delays in 2009, with 30 minutes average delay between flights from Detroit to Charlotte.
• The shortest flight between DTW and CLT takes about 77 minutes.
• The largest aircraft servicing flights between Detroit and Charlotte from US Airways is the A320-1/2 built by Airbus Industrie with 150 seats.
• The shortest flight distance between Detroit and Charlotte is 500 miles.
• go Operated by Mesa Airlines, Northwest Airlines, US Airways operate the shortest flights from Detroit to Charlotte.
• The average aircraft occupancy on flights from Detroit to Charlotte in 2009 was 79.6%.
• The smallest aircraft servicing flights from DTW to CLT for Air Wisconsin is the CRJ-2/4 built by Canadair with 50 seats.
• Northwest Airlines, US Airways, Republic Airlines, go Operated by Mesa Airlines, Midwest Airlines, Compass Airlines, Air Wisconsin, Northwest Airlink offer flights from Detroit, MI to Charlotte, NC.
• The average flight time from Detroit, MI to Charlotte, NC takes about 79 minutes.
• 396,020 seats were available on flights from DTW to CLT in 2009. Of those seats, a total of 309,867 passengers flew on all flights from DTW to CLT that year.
• The oldest aircraft servicing trips from Detroit, MI to Charlotte, NC in 2009 was Northwest Airlines' DC-9-30 from Mcdonnell Douglas which started flying in 1990.

(Source: FAA & BTS 2009 Databases)