Flights from Lansing to Detroit

• Northwest Airlink carried a total of 45,684 passengers from LAN to DTW in 2009.
• In 2009, there were 4 airline companies operating between Lansing and Detroit.
• Northwest Airlines operated flights from LAN to DTW using 3 types of aircraft in 2009.
• Northwest Airlines offers the shortest flight times from Lansing to Detroit.
• The average aircraft occupancy on flights from Lansing to Detroit in 2009 was 57.67%.
• There were 61,040 passengers that flew from Lansing to Detroit in 2009.
• The average flight time from Lansing, MI to Detroit, MI takes about 23 minutes.
• 96,466 seats were available on flights from LAN to DTW in 2009. Of those seats, a total of 61,040 passengers flew on all flights from LAN to DTW that year.
• Northwest Airlink, Northwest Airlines, Compass Airlines, Air Wisconsin offer flights from Lansing, MI to Detroit, MI.
• The largest aircraft servicing flights between Lansing and Detroit from Northwest Airlines is the DC-9-50 built by Mcdonnell Douglas with 125 seats.
• The oldest aircraft servicing trips from Lansing, MI to Detroit, MI in 2009 was Northwest Airlines' DC-9-30 from Mcdonnell Douglas which started flying in 1990.
• The newest aircraft servicing LAN to DTW in 2009 was Compass Airlines' ERJ-175 from Embraer. The ERJ-175 started flying in 2004.
• The shortest flight distance between Lansing and Detroit is 74 miles.
• The smallest aircraft servicing flights from LAN to DTW for Air Wisconsin is the CRJ-2/4 built by Canadair with 50 seats.
• Northwest Airlink, Northwest Airlines operate the shortest flights from Lansing to Detroit.
• The shortest flight between LAN and DTW takes about 23 minutes.
• Flight #1588, operated by Northwest Airlines, was the flight with the most delays in 2009, with 42 minutes average delay between flights from Lansing to Detroit.

(Source: FAA & BTS 2009 Databases)