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DTW to MSN: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Madison (Dane County Regional Truax Field)
311 mi
500 km · 270 nm
1h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
311 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 17m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- DTW — Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · Detroit, United States
- MSN — Dane County Regional Truax Field · Madison, 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 MSN
- JVL · Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport39 mi away
- LNR · Tri-County Regional Airport43 mi away
- FLD · Fond du Lac County Airport61 mi away
- ETB · West Bend Municipal Airport64 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from MSN?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Madison (MSN) is 311 miles (500 km, 270 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to MSN?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 17m 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 MSN?
Nonstop service on DTW–MSN 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 17m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Detroit and Madison?
Madison is 1 hour behind Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DTW to MSN?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on DTW–MSN that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some DTW to MSN fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain DTW–MSN 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.