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DTW to GLD: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Goodland (Renner Field-Goodland Municipal Airport)
978 mi
1,573 km · 849 nm
2h 36m
estimated nonstop flight time
-2h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
978 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 36m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- DTW — Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · Detroit, United States
- GLD — Renner Field-Goodland Municipal Airport · Goodland, 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 GLD
- MCK · Mc Cook Ben Nelson Regional Airport82 mi away
- AKO · Colorado Plains Regional Airport98 mi away
- LAA · Lamar Municipal Airport105 mi away
- GCK · Garden City Regional Airport113 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from GLD?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Goodland (GLD) is 978 miles (1,573 km, 849 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to GLD?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 36m 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 Goodland?
Goodland is 2 hours behind Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DTW to GLD?
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