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DTW to NBG: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → New Orleans (New Orleans NAS JRB/Alvin Callender Field)
933 mi
1,502 km · 811 nm
2h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
933 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 30m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- NBG — New Orleans NAS JRB/Alvin Callender Field · New Orleans, 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 NBG
- NEW · Lakefront Airport15 mi away
- MSY · Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport18 mi away
- GPT · Gulfport Biloxi International Airport70 mi away
- BIX · Keesler Air Force Base78 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from NBG?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to New Orleans (NBG) is 933 miles (1,502 km, 811 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to NBG?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 30m 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 time difference between Detroit and New Orleans?
New Orleans is 1 hour behind Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DTW to NBG?
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