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DET to BEC: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Wichita (Beech Factory Airport)
818 mi
1,316 km · 710 nm
2h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
818 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 15m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- DET — Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport · Detroit, United States
- BEC — Beech Factory Airport · Wichita, 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 BEC
- IAB · Mc Connell Air Force Base6 mi away
- ICT · Wichita Eisenhower National Airport12 mi away
- EWK · Newton City-County Airport25 mi away
- WLD · Strother Field38 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from BEC?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Wichita (BEC) is 818 miles (1,316 km, 710 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to BEC?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 15m 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 time difference between Detroit and Wichita?
Wichita is 1 hour behind Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DET to BEC?
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