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ARB to DET: distance & flight time
Ann Arbor (Ann Arbor Municipal Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
40 mi
64 km · 35 nm
34m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
40 miles nonstop takes roughly 34m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- ARB — Ann Arbor Municipal Airport · Ann Arbor, 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 ARB
- DTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport20 mi away
- YIP · Willow Run Airport11 mi away
- PTK · Oakland County International Airport35 mi away
- JXN · Jackson County Reynolds Field37 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 ARB from DET?
The flight distance from Ann Arbor (ARB) to Detroit (DET) is 40 miles (64 km, 35 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ARB to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 34m 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 ARB to DET?
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