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DTW to AUW: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Wausau (Wausau Downtown Airport)
366 mi
588 km · 318 nm
1h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
366 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 26m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- DTW — Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · Detroit, United States
- AUW — Wausau Downtown Airport · Wausau, 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 AUW
- CWA · Central Wisconsin Airport10 mi away
- STE · Stevens Point Municipal Airport27 mi away
- MFI · Marshfield Municipal Airport34 mi away
- ISW · Alexander Field South Wood County Airport40 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from AUW?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Wausau (AUW) is 366 miles (588 km, 318 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to AUW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 26m 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 Wausau?
Wausau is 1 hour behind Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DTW to AUW?
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