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DET to GDL: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Guadalajara (Don Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla International Airport)
1,918 mi
3,086 km · 1,666 nm
4h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
-2h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
1,918 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 14m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- DET — Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport · Detroit, United States
- GDL — Don Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla International Airport · Guadalajara, Mexico
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 GDL
- ZMM · Zamora Airport75 mi away
- CLQ · Licenciado Miguel de la Madrid Airport88 mi away
- AGU · Jesús Terán Paredo International Airport104 mi away
- UPN · Licenciado y General Ignacio Lopez Rayon Airport113 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from GDL?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Guadalajara (GDL) is 1,918 miles (3,086 km, 1,666 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to GDL?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 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 Guadalajara?
Guadalajara is 2 hours behind Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DET to GDL?
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