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BKW to DTW: distance & flight time
Beckley (Raleigh County Memorial Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
328 mi
527 km · 285 nm
1h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
328 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 20m 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
- BKW — Raleigh County Memorial Airport · Beckley, 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.
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Near BKW
- BLF · Mercer County Airport34 mi away
- LWB · Greenbrier Valley Airport40 mi away
- CRW · Yeager Airport48 mi away
- ROA · Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport71 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 BKW from DTW?
The flight distance from Beckley (BKW) to Detroit (DTW) is 328 miles (527 km, 285 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BKW to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 20m 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 BKW to DTW?
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