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DET to EWK: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Newton (Newton City-County Airport)
809 mi
1,302 km · 703 nm
2h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
809 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 14m 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
- EWK — Newton City-County Airport · Newton, 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 EWK
- BEC · Beech Factory Airport25 mi away
- ICT · Wichita Eisenhower National Airport30 mi away
- IAB · Mc Connell Air Force Base30 mi away
- HUT · Hutchinson Municipal Airport32 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from EWK?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Newton (EWK) is 809 miles (1,302 km, 703 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to EWK?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 14m 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 Newton?
Newton is 1 hour behind Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DET to EWK?
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