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DET to CME: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Ciudad Del Carmen (Ciudad del Carmen International Airport)
1,720 mi
2,769 km · 1,495 nm
3h 50m
estimated nonstop flight time
-2h
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
1,720 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 50m gate to gate, flying south. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- DET — Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport · Detroit, United States
- CME — Ciudad del Carmen International Airport · Ciudad Del Carmen, Mexico
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 CME
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from CME?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Ciudad Del Carmen (CME) is 1,720 miles (2,769 km, 1,495 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to CME?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 50m 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 Ciudad Del Carmen?
Ciudad Del Carmen is 2 hours behind Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DET to CME?
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