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AIA to DET: distance & flight time
Alliance (Alliance Municipal Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
1,011 mi
1,627 km · 878 nm
2h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
+2h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,011 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 40m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- AIA — Alliance Municipal Airport · Alliance, 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 AIA
- BFF · Western Neb. Rgnl/William B. Heilig Airport43 mi away
- CDR · Chadron Municipal Airport56 mi away
- SNY · Sidney Municipal-Lloyd W Carr Field66 mi away
- STK · Sterling Municipal Airport102 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 AIA from DET?
The flight distance from Alliance (AIA) to Detroit (DET) is 1,011 miles (1,627 km, 878 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from AIA 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 Alliance and Detroit?
Detroit is 2 hours ahead of Alliance.
What is the cheapest way to fly from AIA to DET?
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