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DTW to OSU: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Columbus (The Ohio State University Airport - Don Scott Field)
148 mi
238 km · 129 nm
51m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
148 miles nonstop takes roughly 51m 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
- OSU — The Ohio State University Airport - Don Scott Field · Columbus, 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 OSU
- CMH · John Glenn Columbus International Airport11 mi away
- LCK · Rickenbacker International Airport20 mi away
- SGH · Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport44 mi away
- GQQ · Galion Municipal Airport50 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from OSU?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Columbus (OSU) is 148 miles (238 km, 129 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to OSU?
A nonstop flight takes about 51m 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 OSU?
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