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DET to YKM: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Yakima (Yakima Air Terminal McAllister Field)
1,854 mi
2,984 km · 1,611 nm
4h 6m
estimated nonstop flight time
-3h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,854 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 6m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- DET — Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport · Detroit, United States
- YKM — Yakima Air Terminal McAllister Field · Yakima, 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 YKM
- EAT · Pangborn Memorial Airport60 mi away
- SEA · Seattle Tacoma International Airport103 mi away
- PSC · Tri Cities Airport71 mi away
- DLS · Columbia Gorge Regional the Dalles Municipal Airport72 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from YKM?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Yakima (YKM) is 1,854 miles (2,984 km, 1,611 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to YKM?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 6m 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 Yakima?
Yakima is 3 hours behind Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DET to YKM?
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