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DTW to FAR: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Fargo (Hector International Airport)
737 mi
1,186 km · 640 nm
2h 4m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
737 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 4m 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
- FAR — Hector International Airport · Fargo, 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 FAR
- GFK · Grand Forks International Airport73 mi away
- RDR · Grand Forks Air Force Base77 mi away
- TVF · Thief River Falls Regional Airport84 mi away
- JMS · Jamestown Regional Airport88 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from FAR?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Fargo (FAR) is 737 miles (1,186 km, 640 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to FAR?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 4m 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 Fargo?
Fargo is 1 hour behind Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DTW to FAR?
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