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DTW to IAB: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Wichita (Mc Connell Air Force Base)
801 mi
1,290 km · 696 nm
2h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
801 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 13m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- IAB — Mc Connell Air Force Base · Wichita, 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 IAB
- BEC · Beech Factory Airport6 mi away
- ICT · Wichita Eisenhower National Airport9 mi away
- EWK · Newton City-County Airport30 mi away
- WLD · Strother Field34 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from IAB?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Wichita (IAB) is 801 miles (1,290 km, 696 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to IAB?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 13m 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 Wichita?
Wichita is 1 hour behind Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DTW to IAB?
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