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DET to ERI: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Erie (Erie International Tom Ridge Field)
147 mi
236 km · 128 nm
51m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
147 miles nonstop takes roughly 51m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- ERI — Erie International Tom Ridge Field · Erie, 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 ERI
- JHW · Chautauqua County-Jamestown Airport47 mi away
- FKL · Venango Regional Airport51 mi away
- DKK · Chautauqua County-Dunkirk Airport54 mi away
- DU9 · Dunnville Airport62 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from ERI?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Erie (ERI) is 147 miles (236 km, 128 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to ERI?
A nonstop flight takes about 51m 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 ERI?
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