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DTW to PBI: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → West Palm Beach (Palm Beach International Airport)
1,089 mi
1,752 km · 946 nm
2h 50m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
1,089 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 50m 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
- PBI — Palm Beach International Airport · West Palm Beach, 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 PBI
- FLL · Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport42 mi away
- LNA · Palm Beach County Park Airport6 mi away
- BCT · Boca Raton Airport21 mi away
- MIA · Miami International Airport63 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from PBI?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to West Palm Beach (PBI) is 1,089 miles (1,752 km, 946 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to PBI?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 50m 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 PBI?
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