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DTW to FNT: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Flint (Bishop International Airport)
56 mi
90 km · 48 nm
37m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
56 miles nonstop takes roughly 37m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- FNT — Bishop International Airport · Flint, 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 FNT
- DTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport56 mi away
- PTK · Oakland County International Airport26 mi away
- MBS · MBS International Airport43 mi away
- LAN · Capital City Airport45 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from FNT?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Flint (FNT) is 56 miles (90 km, 48 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to FNT?
A nonstop flight takes about 37m 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 FNT?
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