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DET to HZP: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Wood Buffalo (Fort Mackay / Horizon Airport)
1,622 mi
2,611 km · 1,410 nm
3h 39m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
1,622 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 39m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- HZP — Fort Mackay / Horizon Airport · Wood Buffalo, Canada
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 HZP
- YMM · Fort McMurray Airport53 mi away
- YPY · Fort Chipewyan Airport98 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from HZP?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Wood Buffalo (HZP) is 1,622 miles (2,611 km, 1,410 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to HZP?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 39m 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 HZP?
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