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DTW to LUK: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Cincinnati (Cincinnati Municipal Airport Lunken Field)
222 mi
357 km · 193 nm
1h 3m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
222 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 3m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- LUK — Cincinnati Municipal Airport Lunken Field · Cincinnati, 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 LUK
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from LUK?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Cincinnati (LUK) is 222 miles (357 km, 193 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to LUK?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 3m 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 LUK?
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