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DET to EAU: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Eau Claire (Chippewa Valley Regional Airport)
456 mi
734 km · 396 nm
1h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
456 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 28m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- EAU — Chippewa Valley Regional Airport · Eau Claire, 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 EAU
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from EAU?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Eau Claire (EAU) is 456 miles (734 km, 396 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to EAU?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 28m 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 Eau Claire?
Eau Claire is 1 hour behind Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DET to EAU?
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