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DET to GGW: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Glasgow (Wokal Field Glasgow International Airport)
1,209 mi
1,946 km · 1,051 nm
3h 6m
estimated nonstop flight time
-2h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
1,209 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 6m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- GGW — Wokal Field Glasgow International Airport · Glasgow, 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 GGW
- OLF · L M Clayton Airport49 mi away
- GDV · Dawson Community Airport112 mi away
- SDY · Sidney - Richland Regional Airport117 mi away
- MLS · Frank Wiley Field128 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from GGW?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Glasgow (GGW) is 1,209 miles (1,946 km, 1,051 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to GGW?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 6m 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 Glasgow?
Glasgow is 2 hours behind Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DET to GGW?
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