Flights from Traverse City to Detroit

• The largest aircraft servicing flights between Traverse City and Detroit from Northwest Airlines is the A320-1/2 built by Airbus Industrie with 148 seats.
• There were 68,392 passengers that flew from Traverse City to Detroit in 2009.
• The newest aircraft servicing TVC to DTW in 2009 was Compass Airlines' ERJ-175 from Embraer. The ERJ-175 started flying in 2004.
• Northwest Airlines offers the shortest flight times from Traverse City to Detroit.
• In 2009, there were 3 airline companies operating between Traverse City and Detroit.
• The average aircraft occupancy on flights from Traverse City to Detroit in 2009 was 58.76%.
• The shortest flight distance between Traverse City and Detroit is 207 miles.
• 104,641 seats were available on flights from TVC to DTW in 2009. Of those seats, a total of 68,392 passengers flew on all flights from TVC to DTW that year.
• The oldest aircraft servicing trips from Traverse City, MI to Detroit, MI in 2009 was Northwest Airlines' DC-9-30 from Mcdonnell Douglas which started flying in 1990.
• The average flight time from Traverse City, MI to Detroit, MI takes about 39 minutes.
• Flight #2943, operated by Northwest Airlink, was the flight with the most delays in 2009, with 45 minutes average delay between flights from Traverse City to Detroit.
• Northwest Airlink, Northwest Airlines operate the shortest flights from Traverse City to Detroit.
• Northwest Airlines operated flights from TVC to DTW using 5 types of aircraft in 2009.
• The shortest flight between TVC and DTW takes about 39 minutes.
• The smallest aircraft servicing flights from TVC to DTW for Northwest Airlink is the CRJ-2/4 built by Canadair with 50 seats.
• Northwest Airlink, Northwest Airlines, Compass Airlines offer flights from Traverse City, MI to Detroit, MI.
• Northwest Airlink carried a total of 41,833 passengers from TVC to DTW in 2009.

(Source: FAA & BTS 2009 Databases)