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DTW to MDH: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Carbondale/Murphysboro (Southern Illinois Airport)
437 mi
704 km · 380 nm
1h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
437 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 25m 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
- MDH — Southern Illinois Airport · Carbondale/Murphysboro, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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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 MDH
- MWA · Williamson County Regional Airport13 mi away
- CGI · Cape Girardeau Regional Airport42 mi away
- PAH · Barkley Regional Airport56 mi away
- BLV · Scott AFB/Midamerica Airport62 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from MDH?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Carbondale/Murphysboro (MDH) is 437 miles (704 km, 380 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to MDH?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 25m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from DTW to MDH?
Nonstop service on DTW–MDH depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 25m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DTW to MDH?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on DTW–MDH that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some DTW to MDH fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain DTW–MDH tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.