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DTW to TIK: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Oklahoma City (Tinker Air Force Base)
888 mi
1,429 km · 772 nm
2h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
888 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 24m 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
- TIK — Tinker Air Force Base · Oklahoma City, 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 TIK
- OKC · Will Rogers World Airport12 mi away
- PWA · Wiley Post Airport17 mi away
- CUH · Cushing Municipal Airport51 mi away
- SWO · Stillwater Regional Airport54 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from TIK?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Oklahoma City (TIK) is 888 miles (1,429 km, 772 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to TIK?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 24m 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 Oklahoma City?
Oklahoma City is 1 hour behind Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DTW to TIK?
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