Flights from Detroit to Indianapolis

• The average aircraft occupancy on flights from Detroit to Indianapolis in 2009 was 67.39%.
• There were 156,594 passengers that flew from Detroit to Indianapolis in 2009.
• Flight #2103, operated by Northwest Airlines, was the flight with the most delays in 2009, with 119 minutes average delay between flights from Detroit to Indianapolis.
• The largest aircraft servicing flights between Detroit and Indianapolis from Northwest Airlines is the B757-3 built by Boeing with 224 seats.
• Northwest Airlink offers the shortest flight times from Detroit to Indianapolis.
• The smallest aircraft servicing flights from DTW to IND for Northwest Airlink is the CRJ-2/4 built by Canadair with 50 seats.
• The newest aircraft servicing DTW to IND in 2009 was Compass Airlines' ERJ-175 from Embraer. The ERJ-175 started flying in 2004.
• The shortest flight distance between Detroit and Indianapolis is 231 miles.
• Northwest Airlines operated flights from DTW to IND using 7 types of aircraft in 2009.
• 233,133 seats were available on flights from DTW to IND in 2009. Of those seats, a total of 156,594 passengers flew on all flights from DTW to IND that year.
• The average flight time from Detroit, MI to Indianapolis, IN takes about 43 minutes.
• Northwest Airlink, Northwest Airlines operate the shortest flights from Detroit to Indianapolis.
• In 2009, there were 3 airline companies operating between Detroit and Indianapolis.
• Northwest Airlines, Northwest Airlink, Compass Airlines offer flights from Detroit, MI to Indianapolis, IN.
• The shortest flight between DTW and IND takes about 43 minutes.
• The oldest aircraft servicing trips from Detroit, MI to Indianapolis, IN in 2009 was Northwest Airlines' DC-9-30 from Mcdonnell Douglas which started flying in 1990.
• Northwest Airlines carried a total of 126,926 passengers from DTW to IND in 2009.

(Source: FAA & BTS 2009 Databases)