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DET to MGM: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → MONTGOMERY (Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field) Airport)
723 mi
1,163 km · 628 nm
2h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
723 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 2m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- MGM — Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field) Airport · MONTGOMERY, 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 MGM
- MXF · Maxwell Air Force Base6 mi away
- SEM · Craig Field35 mi away
- TOI · Troy Municipal Airport at N Kenneth Campbell Field38 mi away
- ALX · Thomas C Russell Field49 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from MGM?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to MONTGOMERY (MGM) is 723 miles (1,163 km, 628 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to MGM?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 2m 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 MONTGOMERY?
MONTGOMERY is 1 hour behind Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DET to MGM?
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