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CLU to DTW: distance & flight time
Columbus (Columbus Municipal Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
243 mi
392 km · 212 nm
1h 6m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
243 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 6m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- CLU — Columbus Municipal Airport · Columbus, 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 CLU
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 CLU from DTW?
The flight distance from Columbus (CLU) to Detroit (DTW) is 243 miles (392 km, 212 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CLU to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 6m 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 CLU to DTW?
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