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DET to EED: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Needles (Needles Airport)
1,775 mi
2,857 km · 1,543 nm
3h 57m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,775 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 57m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- EED — Needles Airport · Needles, 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 EED
- HII · Lake Havasu City Airport20 mi away
- LAS · McCarran International Airport96 mi away
- BLH · Blythe Airport79 mi away
- HSH · Henderson Executive Airport88 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from EED?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Needles (EED) is 1,775 miles (2,857 km, 1,543 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to EED?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 57m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from DET to EED?
Nonstop service on DET–EED depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 3h 57m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DET to EED?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on DET–EED that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some DET to EED fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain DET–EED tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.