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ARB to DTW: distance & flight time
Ann Arbor (Ann Arbor Municipal Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
20 mi
32 km · 17 nm
31m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
20 miles nonstop takes roughly 31m 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
- 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
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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 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 ARB from DTW?
The flight distance from Ann Arbor (ARB) to Detroit (DTW) is 20 miles (32 km, 17 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ARB to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 31m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from ARB to DTW?
Nonstop service on ARB–DTW depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 31m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ARB to DTW?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on ARB–DTW that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some ARB to DTW fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain ARB–DTW tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.