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DET to FXE: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Fort Lauderdale (Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport)
1,132 mi
1,821 km · 983 nm
2h 56m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
1,132 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 56m 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
- FXE — Fort Lauderdale Executive 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 FXE
- FLL · Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport9 mi away
- MIA · Miami International Airport29 mi away
- PPM · Pompano Beach Airpark5 mi away
- BCT · Boca Raton Airport13 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from FXE?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Fort Lauderdale (FXE) is 1,132 miles (1,821 km, 983 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to FXE?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 56m 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 FXE?
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