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CGF to DET: distance & flight time
Richmond Heights (Cuyahoga County Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
98 mi
157 km · 85 nm
43m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
98 miles nonstop takes roughly 43m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- CGF — Cuyahoga County Airport · Richmond Heights, 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 CGF
- LNN · Willoughby Lost Nation Municipal Airport10 mi away
- BKL · Burke Lakefront Airport11 mi away
- CLE · Cleveland Hopkins International Airport22 mi away
- AKC · Akron Fulton International Airport36 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 CGF from DET?
The flight distance from Richmond Heights (CGF) to Detroit (DET) is 98 miles (157 km, 85 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CGF to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 43m 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 CGF to DET?
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