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DTW to LAW: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Lawton (Lawton Fort Sill Regional Airport)
970 mi
1,560 km · 843 nm
2h 34m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
970 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 34m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- LAW — Lawton Fort Sill Regional Airport · Lawton, 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 LAW
- FSI · Henry Post Army Air Field (Fort Sill)6 mi away
- DUC · Halliburton Field27 mi away
- SPS · Sheppard Air Force Base-Wichita Falls Municipal Airport40 mi away
- HBR · Hobart Regional Airport46 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from LAW?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Lawton (LAW) is 970 miles (1,560 km, 843 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to LAW?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 34m 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 Lawton?
Lawton is 1 hour behind Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DTW to LAW?
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