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DTW to IND: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Indianapolis (Indianapolis International Airport)
231 mi
371 km · 201 nm
1h 4m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
231 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 4m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- IND — Indianapolis International Airport · Indianapolis, 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 IND
- CLU · Columbus Municipal Airport38 mi away
- BMG · Monroe County Airport43 mi away
- AID · Anderson Municipal Darlington Field45 mi away
- HUF · Terre Haute Regional Airport, Hulman Field57 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from IND?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Indianapolis (IND) is 231 miles (371 km, 201 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to IND?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 4m 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 IND?
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