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DTW to MHE: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Mitchell (Mitchell Municipal Airport)
749 mi
1,205 km · 651 nm
2h 6m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
749 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 6m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- MHE — Mitchell Municipal Airport · Mitchell, 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 MHE
- HON · Huron Regional Airport43 mi away
- FSD · Joe Foss Field Airport66 mi away
- YKN · Chan Gurney Municipal Airport68 mi away
- ATY · Watertown Regional Airport90 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from MHE?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Mitchell (MHE) is 749 miles (1,205 km, 651 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to MHE?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 6m 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 MHE?
Nonstop service on DTW–MHE 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 2h 6m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DTW to MHE?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on DTW–MHE that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some DTW to MHE fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain DTW–MHE 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.