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CHO to DTW: distance & flight time
Charlottesville VA (Charlottesville Albemarle Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
382 mi
615 km · 332 nm
1h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
382 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 28m 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
- CHO — Charlottesville Albemarle Airport · Charlottesville VA, 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 CHO
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 CHO from DTW?
The flight distance from Charlottesville VA (CHO) to Detroit (DTW) is 382 miles (615 km, 332 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CHO to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 28m 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 CHO to DTW?
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