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DTW to RSL: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Russell (Russell Municipal Airport)
842 mi
1,356 km · 732 nm
2h 18m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
842 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 18m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- RSL — Russell Municipal Airport · Russell, 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 RSL
- HYS · Hays Regional Airport25 mi away
- GBD · Great Bend Municipal Airport37 mi away
- SLN · Salina Municipal Airport63 mi away
- HUT · Hutchinson Municipal Airport76 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from RSL?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Russell (RSL) is 842 miles (1,356 km, 732 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to RSL?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 18m 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 RSL?
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