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AFW to DET: distance & flight time
Fort Worth (Fort Worth Alliance Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
1,015 mi
1,634 km · 882 nm
2h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
1,015 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 40m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- AFW — Fort Worth Alliance Airport · Fort Worth, United States
- DET — Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport · Detroit, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near AFW
- DFW · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport17 mi away
- FTW · Fort Worth Meacham International Airport12 mi away
- FWH · NAS Fort Worth JRB/Carswell Field17 mi away
- ADS · Addison Airport28 mi away
Near DET
- DTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport22 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport10 mi away
- MTC · Selfridge Air National Guard Base Airport17 mi away
- PTK · Oakland County International Airport27 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is AFW from DET?
The flight distance from Fort Worth (AFW) to Detroit (DET) is 1,015 miles (1,634 km, 882 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from AFW to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 40m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the time difference between Fort Worth and Detroit?
Detroit is 1 hour ahead of Fort Worth.
What is the cheapest way to fly from AFW to DET?
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