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DTW to ERI: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Erie (Erie International Tom Ridge Field)
163 mi
263 km · 142 nm
54m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
163 miles nonstop takes roughly 54m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- ERI — Erie International Tom Ridge Field · Erie, 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 ERI
- JHW · Chautauqua County-Jamestown Airport47 mi away
- FKL · Venango Regional Airport51 mi away
- DKK · Chautauqua County-Dunkirk Airport54 mi away
- DU9 · Dunnville Airport62 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from ERI?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Erie (ERI) is 163 miles (263 km, 142 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to ERI?
A nonstop flight takes about 54m 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 ERI?
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