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DTW to ELH: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → North Eleuthera (North Eleuthera Airport)
1,217 mi
1,959 km · 1,058 nm
3h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
1,217 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 7m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- ELH — North Eleuthera Airport · North Eleuthera, Bahamas
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 ELH
- GHB · Governor's Harbour Airport26 mi away
- PID · Nassau Paradise Island Airport47 mi away
- RSD · Rock Sound Airport51 mi away
- NAS · Lynden Pindling International Airport57 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from ELH?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to North Eleuthera (ELH) is 1,217 miles (1,959 km, 1,058 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to ELH?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 7m 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 ELH?
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