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DET to UPN: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Uruapan (Licenciado y General Ignacio Lopez Rayon Airport)
1,940 mi
3,121 km · 1,685 nm
4h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
-2h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
1,940 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 16m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- DET — Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport · Detroit, United States
- UPN — Licenciado y General Ignacio Lopez Rayon Airport · Uruapan, 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 UPN
- ZMM · Zamora Airport47 mi away
- MLM · General Francisco J. Mujica International Airport73 mi away
- LZC · Lázaro Cárdenas Airport97 mi away
- CLQ · Licenciado Miguel de la Madrid Airport101 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from UPN?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Uruapan (UPN) is 1,940 miles (3,121 km, 1,685 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to UPN?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 16m 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 time difference between Detroit and Uruapan?
Uruapan is 2 hours behind Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DET to UPN?
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