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CTH to DTW: distance & flight time
Coatesville (Chester County G O Carlson Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
419 mi
675 km · 364 nm
1h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
419 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 23m 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
- CTH — Chester County G O Carlson Airport · Coatesville, 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 CTH
- PHL · Philadelphia International Airport34 mi away
- ILG · New Castle Airport25 mi away
- LNS · Lancaster Airport25 mi away
- RDG · Reading Regional Carl A Spaatz Field28 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 CTH from DTW?
The flight distance from Coatesville (CTH) to Detroit (DTW) is 419 miles (675 km, 364 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CTH to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 23m 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 CTH to DTW?
Nonstop service on CTH–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 1h 23m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CTH to DTW?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CTH–DTW that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some CTH to DTW fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain CTH–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.