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DAB to DET: distance & flight time
Daytona Beach (Daytona Beach International Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
921 mi
1,481 km · 800 nm
2h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
921 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 28m 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
- DAB — Daytona Beach International Airport · Daytona Beach, 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 DAB
- MCO · Orlando International Airport54 mi away
- SFB · Orlando Sanford International Airport30 mi away
- ORL · Orlando Executive Airport47 mi away
- TIX · Space Coast Regional Airport49 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 DAB from DET?
The flight distance from Daytona Beach (DAB) to Detroit (DET) is 921 miles (1,481 km, 800 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DAB to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 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 DAB to DET?
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