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DET to PAQ: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Palmer (Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal Airport)
2,946 mi
4,741 km · 2,560 nm
6h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
-4h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
2,946 miles nonstop takes roughly 6h 15m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 4-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- DET — Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport · Detroit, United States
- PAQ — Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal Airport · Palmer, 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 PAQ
- WWA · Wasilla Airport15 mi away
- FRN · Bryant Army Heliport29 mi away
- EDF · Elmendorf Air Force Base34 mi away
- MRI · Merrill Field36 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from PAQ?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Palmer (PAQ) is 2,946 miles (4,741 km, 2,560 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to PAQ?
A nonstop flight takes about 6h 15m 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 Palmer?
Palmer is 4 hours behind Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DET to PAQ?
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