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DET to COU: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Columbia (Columbia Regional Airport)
543 mi
873 km · 472 nm
1h 39m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
543 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 39m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- COU — Columbia Regional Airport · Columbia, 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 COU
- JEF · Jefferson City Memorial Airport16 mi away
- AIZ · Lee C Fine Memorial Airport53 mi away
- SZL · Whiteman Air Force Base72 mi away
- TBN · Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Forney field75 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from COU?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Columbia (COU) is 543 miles (873 km, 472 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to COU?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 39m 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 Columbia?
Columbia is 1 hour behind Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DET to COU?
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