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DTW to POE: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Fort Polk (Polk Army Air Field)
944 mi
1,518 km · 820 nm
2h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
944 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 31m 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
- POE — Polk Army Air Field · Fort Polk, 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 POE
- DRI · Beauregard Regional Airport17 mi away
- AEX · Alexandria International Airport43 mi away
- JAS · Jasper County Airport-Bell Field51 mi away
- ESF · Esler Regional Airport58 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from POE?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Fort Polk (POE) is 944 miles (1,518 km, 820 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to POE?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 31m 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 Fort Polk?
Fort Polk is 1 hour behind Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DTW to POE?
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