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DET to CLT: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Charlotte (Charlotte Douglas International Airport)
509 mi
820 km · 443 nm
1h 34m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
509 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 34m 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
- CLT — Charlotte Douglas International Airport · Charlotte, 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 CLT
- RKH · Rock Hill - York County Airport17 mi away
- USA · Concord-Padgett Regional Airport18 mi away
- SVH · Statesville Regional Airport38 mi away
- HKY · Hickory Regional Airport44 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from CLT?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Charlotte (CLT) is 509 miles (820 km, 443 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to CLT?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 34m 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 CLT?
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