Given below is the flight time from Detroit, MI, United States to Chicago, United States. Flight time calculator to calculate time taken to reach Chicago from Detroit, MI by air. The nearest airport to Detroit, MI is Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) and the nearest airport to Chicago is Midway Airport (MDW)

Departure
Detroit, MI Arrival
Chicago

Flight time from Detroit, MI to Chicago is 1 hour 5 minutes

Non-Stop flight duration from DTW to MDW is 1 hour 5 minutes (Operated by Delta Air Lines)

RELATED: Flight time from Chicago to Detroit, MI

Non-stop flight time is around 1 hour 15 minutes.

Non-stop flight time from United States (DTW) to United States (MDW) by different airlines

Most of the flights by major airlines departing from Detroit, MI arrive at Midway Airport. Chicago is served by 1 international airports.

Journey	Duration	Airline
DTW ➝ MDW	1 hour 5 minutes	Virgin Atlantic Airways
DTW ➝ MDW	1 hour 5 minutes	Delta Air Lines
DTW ➝ MDW	1 hour 8 minutes	Delta Air Lines
DTW ➝ MDW	1 hour 5 minutes	Delta Air Lines
DTW ➝ MDW	1 hour 8 minutes	Delta Air Lines

Number of Airports in Chicago : 1 International Airport
Number of Airports in Detroit, MI : 1 International Airport and 2 Medium Airport

Distance Between Detroit, MI, United States & Chicago, United States is 370 Kilo Meters

Flight time from Detroit, MI, United States to airports near Chicago, United States

Direct flight and one stop flight time from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, Detroit, MI to airports nearest to Chicago is given in the table below

Journey	Destination Airports	Duration	Stops
DTW - ATW	Appleton, Outagamie County Airport	1 hr 21 mins	Non-Stop
DTW - BMI	Bloomington/Normal, IL, Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal Airport	1 hr 16 mins	Non-Stop
DTW - ORD	Chicago, Il, Chicago O'hare International Airport	1 hr 17 mins	Non-Stop
DTW - DBQ	Dubuque, Municipal Airport	5 hrs 37 mins	1 Stop
DTW - FWA	Fort Wayne, Municipal/Baer Field Airport	4 hrs 43 mins	1 Stop

Airlines operating flights between Detroit, MI and Chicago

Delta Air Lines

Detroit, MI time is 1 hour ahead of Chicago

	Current time in Detroit, MI, United States : Wed, 27 May, 2026, Detroit, MI Timezone: EDT (-04:00)	02:55 PM
	Current time in Chicago, United States :, Wed, 27 May, 2026, Chicago Timezone: CDT (-05:00)	01:55 PM

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DTW to MDW Flight - Detroit, MI Airport to Chicago Airport Flight Route Map

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Detroit, MI - Lat: 42.2078, Long: -83.3563
Chicago - Lat: 41.7883, Long: -87.7407

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