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DET to MLU: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Monroe (Monroe Regional Airport)
843 mi
1,357 km · 733 nm
2h 18m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
843 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 18m 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
- MLU — Monroe Regional Airport · Monroe, 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 MLU
- ELD · South Arkansas Regional At Goodwin Field67 mi away
- ESF · Esler Regional Airport79 mi away
- AEX · Alexandria International Airport87 mi away
- GLH · Mid Delta Regional Airport91 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from MLU?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Monroe (MLU) is 843 miles (1,357 km, 733 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to MLU?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 18m 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 Monroe?
Monroe is 1 hour behind Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DET to MLU?
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