Flights from Lexington to Detroit

• Northwest Airlink carried a total of 26,935 passengers from LEX to DTW in 2009.
• The average aircraft occupancy on flights from Lexington to Detroit in 2009 was 64.52%.
• The average flight time from Lexington, KY to Detroit, MI takes about 57 minutes.
• In 2009, there were 3 airline companies operating between Lexington and Detroit.
• The smallest aircraft servicing flights from LEX to DTW for Comair is the CRJ-2/4 built by Canadair with 50 seats.
• Northwest Airlink offers the shortest flight times from Lexington to Detroit.
• 51,390 seats were available on flights from LEX to DTW in 2009. Of those seats, a total of 31,263 passengers flew on all flights from LEX to DTW that year.
• Northwest Airlink, Comair, American Airlines offer flights from Lexington, KY to Detroit, MI.
• The shortest flight distance between Lexington and Detroit is 296 miles.
• The largest aircraft servicing flights between Lexington and Detroit from American Airlines is the MD-80 built by Mcdonnell Douglas with 140 seats.
• There were 31,263 passengers that flew from Lexington to Detroit in 2009.
• Flight #5065, operated by Comair, was the flight with the most delays in 2009, with 12 minutes average delay between flights from Lexington to Detroit.
• Comair, Northwest Airlink operate the shortest flights from Lexington to Detroit.
• The oldest aircraft servicing trips from Lexington, KY to Detroit, MI in 2009 was American Airlines' MD-80 from Mcdonnell Douglas which started flying in 1990.
• The newest aircraft servicing LEX to DTW in 2009 was Comair's CRJ-2/4 from Canadair. The CRJ-2/4 started flying in 1997.
• The shortest flight between LEX and DTW takes about 54 minutes.
• American Airlines operated flights from LEX to DTW using one type of aircraft in 2009.

(Source: FAA & BTS 2009 Databases)