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DTW to FAY: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Fayetteville (Fayetteville Regional Grannis Field)
554 mi
892 km · 482 nm
1h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
554 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 40m 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
- FAY — Fayetteville Regional Grannis Field · Fayetteville, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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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 FAY
- FBG · Simmons Army Air Field10 mi away
- POB · Pope Field15 mi away
- LBT · Lumberton Regional Airport28 mi away
- SOP · Moore County Airport34 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from FAY?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Fayetteville (FAY) is 554 miles (892 km, 482 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to FAY?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 40m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from DTW to FAY?
Nonstop service on DTW–FAY depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 40m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DTW to FAY?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on DTW–FAY that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some DTW to FAY fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain DTW–FAY tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.