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DET to TPH: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Tonopah (Tonopah Airport)
1,810 mi
2,913 km · 1,573 nm
4h 1m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,810 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 1m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- TPH — Tonopah Airport · Tonopah, 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 TPH
- XSD · Tonopah Test Range Airport25 mi away
- BIH · Eastern Sierra Regional Airport84 mi away
- MMH · Mammoth Yosemite Airport100 mi away
- DRA · Desert Rock Airport115 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from TPH?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Tonopah (TPH) is 1,810 miles (2,913 km, 1,573 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to TPH?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 1m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from DET to TPH?
Nonstop service on DET–TPH depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 4h 1m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DET to TPH?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on DET–TPH that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some DET to TPH fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain DET–TPH tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.