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DET to OLM: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Olympia (Olympia Regional Airport)
1,963 mi
3,159 km · 1,706 nm
4h 19m
estimated nonstop flight time
-3h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
1,963 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 19m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- OLM — Olympia Regional Airport · Olympia, 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 OLM
- SEA · Seattle Tacoma International Airport43 mi away
- GRF · Gray Army Air Field17 mi away
- CLS · Chehalis Centralia Airport21 mi away
- SHN · Sanderson Field22 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from OLM?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Olympia (OLM) is 1,963 miles (3,159 km, 1,706 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to OLM?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 19m 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 Olympia?
Olympia is 3 hours behind Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DET to OLM?
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