Flights from Detroit to South Bend

• The newest aircraft servicing DTW to SBN in 2009 was Northwest Airlink's CRJ-2/4 from Canadair. The CRJ-2/4 started flying in 1997.
• The shortest flight between DTW and SBN takes about 31 minutes.
• In 2009, there were 3 airline companies operating between Detroit and South Bend.
• There were 51,156 passengers that flew from Detroit to South Bend in 2009.
• The average aircraft occupancy on flights from Detroit to South Bend in 2009 was 65.43%.
• Northwest Airlink, Northwest Airlines, go Operated by Mesa Airlines offer flights from Detroit, MI to South Bend, IN.
• The average flight time from Detroit, MI to South Bend, IN takes about 31 minutes.
• The oldest aircraft servicing trips from Detroit, MI to South Bend, IN in 2009 was go Operated by Mesa Airlines' RJ-700 from Canadair which started flying in 1990.
• Northwest Airlink offers the shortest flight times from Detroit to South Bend.
• Northwest Airlink carried a total of 49,654 passengers from DTW to SBN in 2009.
• 67,061 seats were available on flights from DTW to SBN in 2009. Of those seats, a total of 51,156 passengers flew on all flights from DTW to SBN that year.
• The smallest aircraft servicing flights from DTW to SBN for Northwest Airlink is the CRJ-2/4 built by Canadair with 50 seats.
• Northwest Airlink, Northwest Airlines operate the shortest flights from Detroit to South Bend.
• Northwest Airlines operated flights from DTW to SBN using 3 types of aircraft in 2009.
• Flight #1293, operated by Northwest Airlines, was the flight with the most delays in 2009, with 24 minutes average delay between flights from Detroit to South Bend.
• The shortest flight distance between Detroit and South Bend is 157 miles.
• The largest aircraft servicing flights between Detroit and South Bend from Northwest Airlines is the DC-9-50 built by Mcdonnell Douglas with 125 seats.

(Source: FAA & BTS 2009 Databases)