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DET to FTW: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Fort Worth (Fort Worth Meacham International Airport)
1,025 mi
1,650 km · 891 nm
2h 42m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
1,025 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 42m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- FTW — Fort Worth Meacham International Airport · Fort Worth, 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 FTW
- DFW · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport20 mi away
- FWH · NAS Fort Worth JRB/Carswell Field6 mi away
- AFW · Fort Worth Alliance Airport12 mi away
- DAL · Dallas Love Field30 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from FTW?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Fort Worth (FTW) is 1,025 miles (1,650 km, 891 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to FTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 42m 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 Fort Worth?
Fort Worth is 1 hour behind Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DET to FTW?
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