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DET to TPA: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Tampa (Tampa International Airport)
998 mi
1,606 km · 867 nm
2h 38m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
998 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 38m 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
- TPA — Tampa International Airport · Tampa, 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 TPA
- TPF · Peter O Knight Airport7 mi away
- MCF · Mac Dill Air Force Base9 mi away
- PIE · St Petersburg Clearwater International Airport10 mi away
- CLW · Clearwater Air Park14 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from TPA?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Tampa (TPA) is 998 miles (1,606 km, 867 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to TPA?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 38m 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 TPA?
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