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DTW to AKC: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Akron (Akron Fulton International Airport)
127 mi
204 km · 110 nm
48m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
127 miles nonstop takes roughly 48m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- DTW — Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · Detroit, United States
- AKC — Akron Fulton International Airport · Akron, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near DTW
- YIP · Willow Run Airport9 mi away
- ARB · Ann Arbor Municipal Airport20 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport21 mi away
- DET · Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport22 mi away
Near AKC
- CAK · Akron Canton Regional Airport8 mi away
- CLE · Cleveland Hopkins International Airport33 mi away
- BKL · Burke Lakefront Airport35 mi away
- CGF · Cuyahoga County Airport36 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from AKC?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Akron (AKC) is 127 miles (204 km, 110 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to AKC?
A nonstop flight takes about 48m 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 DTW to AKC?
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