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DET to VTN: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Valentine (Miller Field)
890 mi
1,433 km · 774 nm
2h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
890 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 24m 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
- VTN — Miller Field · Valentine, 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 VTN
- PIR · Pierre Regional Airport106 mi away
- LBF · North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field120 mi away
- AIA · Alliance Municipal Airport128 mi away
- CDR · Chadron Municipal Airport129 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from VTN?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Valentine (VTN) is 890 miles (1,433 km, 774 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to VTN?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 24m 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 VTN?
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