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DET to CHO: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Charlottesville VA (Charlottesville Albemarle Airport)
380 mi
612 km · 331 nm
1h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
380 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 28m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- CHO — Charlottesville Albemarle Airport · Charlottesville VA, 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 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 CHO
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from CHO?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Charlottesville VA (CHO) is 380 miles (612 km, 331 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to CHO?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 28m 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 DET to CHO?
Nonstop service on DET–CHO 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 28m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DET to CHO?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on DET–CHO that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some DET to CHO fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain DET–CHO 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.