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DET to VPZ: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Valparaiso IN (Porter County Municipal Airport)
216 mi
347 km · 188 nm
1h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
216 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 2m 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
- VPZ — Porter County Municipal Airport · Valparaiso IN, 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 VPZ
- ORD · Chicago O'Hare International Airport59 mi away
- MGC · Michigan City Municipal Airport20 mi away
- GYY · Gary Chicago International Airport24 mi away
- RNZ · Jasper County Airport36 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from VPZ?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Valparaiso IN (VPZ) is 216 miles (347 km, 188 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to VPZ?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 2m 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 VPZ?
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