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DET to JEF: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Jefferson City (Jefferson City Memorial Airport)
548 mi
882 km · 476 nm
1h 39m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
548 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 39m 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
- JEF — Jefferson City Memorial Airport · Jefferson City, 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 JEF
- COU · Columbia Regional Airport16 mi away
- AIZ · Lee C Fine Memorial Airport40 mi away
- TBN · Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Forney field59 mi away
- SZL · Whiteman Air Force Base76 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from JEF?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Jefferson City (JEF) is 548 miles (882 km, 476 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to JEF?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 39m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from DET to JEF?
Nonstop service on DET–JEF depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 39m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Detroit and Jefferson City?
Jefferson City is 1 hour behind Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DET to JEF?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on DET–JEF that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some DET to JEF fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain DET–JEF tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.