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DET to FLL: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Fort Lauderdale (Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport)
1,140 mi
1,835 km · 991 nm
2h 57m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
1,140 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 57m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- FLL — Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport · Fort Lauderdale, 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 FLL
- MIA · Miami International Airport21 mi away
- HWO · North Perry Airport7 mi away
- FXE · Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport9 mi away
- PPM · Pompano Beach Airpark12 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from FLL?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Fort Lauderdale (FLL) is 1,140 miles (1,835 km, 991 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to FLL?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 57m 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 FLL?
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