Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
AHN to DTW: distance & flight time
Athens (Athens Ben Epps Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
571 mi
919 km · 496 nm
1h 42m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
See live AHN→DTW fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
571 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 42m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- AHN — Athens Ben Epps Airport · Athens, United States
- DTW — Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · Detroit, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near AHN
- WDR · Barrow County Airport20 mi away
- ATL · Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport67 mi away
- GVL · Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport36 mi away
- LZU · Gwinnett County Briscoe Field37 mi away
Near DTW
- YIP · Willow Run Airport9 mi away
- ARB · Ann Arbor Municipal Airport20 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport21 mi away
- DET · Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport22 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is AHN from DTW?
The flight distance from Athens (AHN) to Detroit (DTW) is 571 miles (919 km, 496 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from AHN to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 42m 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 cheapest way to fly from AHN to DTW?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on AHN–DTW that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.