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DET to TYS: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Knoxville (McGhee Tyson Airport)
459 mi
739 km · 399 nm
1h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
459 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 28m 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
- TYS — McGhee Tyson Airport · Knoxville, 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 TYS
- MMI · McMinn County Airport43 mi away
- HDI · Hardwick Field62 mi away
- CSV · Crossville Memorial Whitson Field62 mi away
- AVL · Asheville Regional Airport86 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from TYS?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Knoxville (TYS) is 459 miles (739 km, 399 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to TYS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 28m 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 TYS?
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