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DTW to CAK: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Akron (Akron Canton Regional Airport)
133 mi
215 km · 116 nm
49m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
133 miles nonstop takes roughly 49m 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
- CAK — Akron Canton Regional 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 CAK
- AKC · Akron Fulton International Airport8 mi away
- PHD · Harry Clever Field31 mi away
- CLE · Cleveland Hopkins International Airport40 mi away
- BKL · Burke Lakefront Airport43 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from CAK?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Akron (CAK) is 133 miles (215 km, 116 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to CAK?
A nonstop flight takes about 49m 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 CAK?
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