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DET to MKG: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Muskegon (Muskegon County Airport)
172 mi
277 km · 149 nm
55m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
172 miles nonstop takes roughly 55m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- MKG — Muskegon County Airport · Muskegon, 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 MKG
- GRR · Gerald R. Ford International Airport41 mi away
- LDM · Mason County Airport55 mi away
- AZO · Kalamazoo Battle Creek International Airport73 mi away
- MBL · Manistee Co Blacker Airport76 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from MKG?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Muskegon (MKG) is 172 miles (277 km, 149 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to MKG?
A nonstop flight takes about 55m 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 MKG?
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