Following a lengthy hiatus, Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA) is thrilled to welcome back non-stop service to Detroit Metro Airport (DTW) beginning Friday, June 7, 2024. The route will operate once daily, seven-days-a-week with a schedule that provides easy access into Delta’s connecting system. The aircraft will also be up-gauged in size — another positive development!
Non-stop service to DTW on Delta returns to FWA after leaving the market in October 2022 as a result of the airline pilot shortage. Airport Authority staff actively worked to restore DTW service to the airport, working closely with community members and Delta Air Lines staff. These efforts included a letter-writing campaign from the northeast Indiana business community, sent directly to Delta’s Atlanta headquarters voicing the need for DTW service at FWA to be restored.
Not only will the return of non-stop DTW service reinstate another non-stop destination to FWA, it will also further open travel destinations worldwide to the Fort Wayne and northeast Indiana communities. DTW offers over 140 non-stop destinations on four continents to passengers. Detroit Metro serves as one of Delta Air Lines’ major hubs and Delta’s main gateway to Asia — great news for the northeast Indiana business community that has facilities and clients worldwide.
The return of Detroit service brings Delta’s non-stop routes at FWA to three, joining service to Atlanta (ATL) and Minneapolis-Saint Paul (MSP). This also brings FWA’s non-stop destinations to a total of 13 on four airlines with non-stop service to Chicago O’Hare, Charlotte, Dallas Fort-Worth (American Airlines); Atlanta, Detroit, Minneapolis (Delta Air Lines); Chicago O’Hare (United Airlines); Fort Myers/Punta Gorda, Las Vegas, Myrtle Beach, Orlando/Sanford, Phoenix/Mesa, Tampa Bay/St. Petersburg, Sarasota (Allegiant Air).
Flights are tentatively scheduled to operate at 6:55 a.m. for an FWA-DTW departure, and a 9:45 p.m. DTW-FWA arrival. Tickets can be booked directly through Delta Air Lines at delta.com or by calling 1-800-221-1212.
We look forward to the return of non-stop Detroit service, and hope it’s one more reason to choose your local airport. Thank you for flying FWA!
