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DET to PQM: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Palenque (Palenque International Airport)
1,799 mi
2,895 km · 1,563 nm
4h
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
1,799 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 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
- PQM — Palenque International Airport · Palenque, Mexico
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 PQM
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from PQM?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Palenque (PQM) is 1,799 miles (2,895 km, 1,563 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to PQM?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 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 PQM?
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