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DET to VAD: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Valdosta (Moody Air Force Base)
791 mi
1,272 km · 687 nm
2h 11m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
791 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 11m 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
- VAD — Moody Air Force Base · Valdosta, 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 VAD
- VLD · Valdosta Regional Airport14 mi away
- TMA · Henry Tift Myers Airport36 mi away
- TVI · Thomasville Regional Airport41 mi away
- AYS · Waycross Ware County Airport51 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from VAD?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Valdosta (VAD) is 791 miles (1,272 km, 687 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to VAD?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 11m 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 VAD?
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