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DTW to MBS: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Saginaw (MBS International Airport)
98 mi
158 km · 85 nm
44m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
98 miles nonstop takes roughly 44m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- MBS — MBS International Airport · Saginaw, 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 MBS
- AMN · Gratiot Community Airport34 mi away
- GDW · Gladwin Zettel Memorial Airport36 mi away
- FNT · Bishop International Airport43 mi away
- LAN · Capital City Airport58 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from MBS?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Saginaw (MBS) is 98 miles (158 km, 85 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to MBS?
A nonstop flight takes about 44m 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 MBS?
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