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DET to PBG: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Plattsburgh (Plattsburgh International Airport)
502 mi
808 km · 436 nm
1h 33m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
502 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 33m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- PBG — Plattsburgh International Airport · Plattsburgh, 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 PBG
- BTV · Burlington International Airport20 mi away
- LKP · Lake Placid Airport36 mi away
- SLK · Adirondack Regional Airport41 mi away
- MVL · Morrisville Stowe State Airport43 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from PBG?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Plattsburgh (PBG) is 502 miles (808 km, 436 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to PBG?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 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 cheapest way to fly from DET to PBG?
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