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DET to JAN: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Jackson (Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport)
798 mi
1,284 km · 693 nm
2h 12m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
798 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 12m 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
- JAN — Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport · Jackson, 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 JAN
- PIB · Hattiesburg Laurel Regional Airport73 mi away
- MEI · Key Field77 mi away
- GWO · Greenwood–Leflore Airport82 mi away
- MCB · Mc Comb/Pike County Airport/John E Lewis Field82 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from JAN?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Jackson (JAN) is 798 miles (1,284 km, 693 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to JAN?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 12m 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 Jackson?
Jackson is 1 hour behind Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DET to JAN?
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