Frankfurt ⇄ Detroit Metro Wayne County FRA–DTW
Airlines flew 1,271 flights between Frankfurt, Germany FRA in Frankfurt, DE and Detroit Metro Wayne County DTW in Detroit, MI in the twelve months to July 2026, both directions together: 257,247 passengers in 325,897 seats, 79% of them filled, and 24,631,876 pounds of freight. 4,161 miles, about 236 minutes in the air, on 3 airlines: Lufthansa German Airlines (684), Delta Air Lines Inc. (586), United Air Lines Inc. (1).
Flights by month both directions
By month, as a table
| flights | |
|---|---|
| 1/25 | 88 |
| 2/25 | 69 |
| 3/25 | 90 |
| 4/25 | 119 |
| 5/25 | 124 |
| 6/25 | 120 |
| 7/25 | 121 |
| 8/25 | 125 |
| 9/25 | 120 |
| 10/25 | 117 |
| 11/25 | 87 |
| 12/25 | 95 |
| 1/26 | 86 |
| 2/26 | 68 |
| 3/26 | 96 |
| 4/26 | 109 |
| 5/26 | 123 |
| 6/26 | 121 |
| 7/26 | 124 |
Passengers by month
By month, as a table
| passengers | |
|---|---|
| 1/25 | 15,121 |
| 2/25 | 9,546 |
| 3/25 | 16,712 |
| 4/25 | 20,592 |
| 5/25 | 25,639 |
| 6/25 | 26,292 |
| 7/25 | 27,177 |
| 8/25 | 28,152 |
| 9/25 | 25,160 |
| 10/25 | 24,244 |
| 11/25 | 16,627 |
| 12/25 | 21,313 |
| 1/26 | 15,904 |
| 2/26 | 10,239 |
| 3/26 | 17,830 |
| 4/26 | 18,754 |
| 5/26 | 25,176 |
| 6/26 | 26,118 |
| 7/26 | 27,730 |
The airlines twelve months, both directions
| Airline | Flights | Passengers | Seats filled | Service |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lufthansa German Airlines LH | 684 | 162,344 | 83% | scheduled passenger service |
| Delta Air Lines Inc. DL | 586 | 94,638 | 72% | scheduled passenger service |
| United Air Lines Inc. UA | 1 | 265 | 83% | scheduled passenger service |
The aircraft as the airlines report their types
| Aircraft | Flights | Seats a flight | Passengers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airbus Industrie A330-200 | 575 | 222 | 93,163 |
| Airbus Industrie A340-300 | 320 | 278 | 77,357 |
| B787-900 Dreamliner | 287 | 293 | 67,358 |
| Airbus Industrie A340-600 | 74 | 281 | 16,841 |
| Airbus Industrie A330-300/333 | 11 | 282 | 1,611 |
| Airbus Industrie A330-900 | 2 | 281 | 357 |
| Boeing B747-8 | 1 | 364 | 295 |
| Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner | 1 | 318 | 265 |
FRA → DTW this direction alone · flown January 2025 to July 2026
638 flights of 295 scheduled, 127,471 passengers in 163,955 seats, 17,522,117 pounds of freight, 121,818 pounds of mail. Lufthansa German Airlines 344; Delta Air Lines Inc. 293; United Air Lines Inc. 1.
DTW → FRA this direction alone · flown January 2025 to July 2026
633 flights of 295 scheduled, 129,776 passengers in 161,942 seats, 7,109,759 pounds of freight, 1,899,449 pounds of mail. Lufthansa German Airlines 340; Delta Air Lines Inc. 293.
Source: the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 Segment table (all carriers). A flight is one departure performed on this segment; seats and passengers are the airlines' own monthly reports; "seats filled" is passengers divided by seats. The miles are the DOT's great-circle distance. Both ends: Frankfurt, Germany FRA and Detroit Metro Wayne County DTW; all routes.
