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DET to DTW: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
22 mi
36 km · 19 nm
32m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
22 miles nonstop takes roughly 32m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- DTW — Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · Detroit, 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 DTW
- YIP · Willow Run Airport9 mi away
- ARB · Ann Arbor Municipal Airport20 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport21 mi away
- DET · Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport22 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from DTW?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Detroit (DTW) is 22 miles (36 km, 19 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 32m 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 DTW?
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