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DET to YRO: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Ottawa (Ottawa / Rockcliffe Airport)
422 mi
680 km · 367 nm
1h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
422 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 23m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- YRO — Ottawa / Rockcliffe Airport · Ottawa, Canada
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 YRO
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from YRO?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Ottawa (YRO) is 422 miles (680 km, 367 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to YRO?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 23m 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 YRO?
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