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DET to AYS: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Waycross (Waycross Ware County Airport)
772 mi
1,242 km · 671 nm
2h 9m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
772 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 9m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- DET — Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport · Detroit, United States
- AYS — Waycross Ware County Airport · Waycross, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near AYS
- VAD · Moody Air Force Base51 mi away
- BQK · Brunswick Golden Isles Airport55 mi away
- SSI · Malcolm McKinnon Airport60 mi away
- VLD · Valdosta Regional Airport61 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from AYS?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Waycross (AYS) is 772 miles (1,242 km, 671 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to AYS?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 9m 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 DET to AYS?
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