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DET to ORL: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Orlando (Orlando Executive Airport)
962 mi
1,549 km · 836 nm
2h 34m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
962 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 34m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- ORL — Orlando Executive Airport · Orlando, 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 ORL
- MCO · Orlando International Airport8 mi away
- SFB · Orlando Sanford International Airport17 mi away
- ISM · Kissimmee Gateway Airport19 mi away
- TIX · Space Coast Regional Airport32 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from ORL?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Orlando (ORL) is 962 miles (1,549 km, 836 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to ORL?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 34m 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 ORL?
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