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DTW to HLG: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Wheeling (Wheeling Ohio County Airport)
199 mi
320 km · 173 nm
59m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
199 miles nonstop takes roughly 59m 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
- HLG — Wheeling Ohio County Airport · Wheeling, 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 HLG
- PIT · Pittsburgh International Airport31 mi away
- AGC · Allegheny County Airport40 mi away
- BFP · Beaver County Airport43 mi away
- PHD · Harry Clever Field46 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from HLG?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Wheeling (HLG) is 199 miles (320 km, 173 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to HLG?
A nonstop flight takes about 59m 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 HLG?
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