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DET to DBQ: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Dubuque IA (Dubuque Regional Airport)
393 mi
632 km · 341 nm
1h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
393 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 30m 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
- DBQ — Dubuque Regional Airport · Dubuque IA, 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 DBQ
- CWI · Clinton Municipal Airport44 mi away
- PCD · Prairie Du Chien Municipal Airport48 mi away
- LNR · Tri-County Regional Airport62 mi away
- CID · The Eastern Iowa Airport63 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from DBQ?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Dubuque IA (DBQ) is 393 miles (632 km, 341 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to DBQ?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 30m 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 Dubuque IA?
Dubuque IA is 1 hour behind Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DET to DBQ?
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