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DTW to OBE: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Okeechobee (Okeechobee County Airport)
1,043 mi
1,678 km · 906 nm
2h 44m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
1,043 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 44m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- OBE — Okeechobee County Airport · Okeechobee, 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 OBE
- SEF · Sebring Regional Airport33 mi away
- PHK · Palm Beach County Glades Airport34 mi away
- FPR · St Lucie County International Airport34 mi away
- VRB · Vero Beach Regional Airport38 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from OBE?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Okeechobee (OBE) is 1,043 miles (1,678 km, 906 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to OBE?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 44m 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 cheapest way to fly from DTW to OBE?
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