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DET to NOT: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Novato (Marin County Airport - Gnoss Field)
2,086 mi
3,358 km · 1,813 nm
4h 33m
estimated nonstop flight time
-3h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
2,086 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 33m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- DET — Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport · Detroit, United States
- NOT — Marin County Airport - Gnoss Field · Novato, 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 NOT
- SFO · San Francisco International Airport38 mi away
- APC · Napa County Airport16 mi away
- NGZ · Alameda Naval Air Station28 mi away
- STS · Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport29 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from NOT?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Novato (NOT) is 2,086 miles (3,358 km, 1,813 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to NOT?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 33m 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 Novato?
Novato is 3 hours behind Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DET to NOT?
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