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DTW to MQT: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Gwinn (Sawyer International Airport)
349 mi
562 km · 303 nm
1h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
349 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 23m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- MQT — Sawyer International Airport · Gwinn, 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 MQT
- ESC · Delta County Airport46 mi away
- IMT · Ford Airport51 mi away
- CMX · Houghton County Memorial Airport76 mi away
- MNM · Menominee Regional Airport86 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from MQT?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Gwinn (MQT) is 349 miles (562 km, 303 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to MQT?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 23m 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 MQT?
Nonstop service on DTW–MQT 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 23m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DTW to MQT?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on DTW–MQT that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some DTW to MQT fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain DTW–MQT 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.