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DET to JOT: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Joliet (Joliet Regional Airport)
272 mi
438 km · 237 nm
1h 11m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
272 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 11m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- JOT — Joliet Regional Airport · Joliet, 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 JOT
- ORD · Chicago O'Hare International Airport35 mi away
- LOT · Lewis University Airport7 mi away
- DPA · Dupage Airport27 mi away
- MDW · Chicago Midway International Airport29 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from JOT?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Joliet (JOT) is 272 miles (438 km, 237 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to JOT?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 11m 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 Joliet?
Joliet is 1 hour behind Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DET to JOT?
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