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DET to OZR: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Fort Rucker/Ozark (Cairns AAF (Fort Rucker) Air Field)
784 mi
1,261 km · 681 nm
2h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
784 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 10m 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
- OZR — Cairns AAF (Fort Rucker) Air Field · Fort Rucker/Ozark, 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 OZR
- ETS · Enterprise Municipal Airport11 mi away
- DHN · Dothan Regional Airport16 mi away
- TOI · Troy Municipal Airport at N Kenneth Campbell Field44 mi away
- EUF · Weedon Field58 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from OZR?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Fort Rucker/Ozark (OZR) is 784 miles (1,261 km, 681 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to OZR?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 10m 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 OZR?
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