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DTW to YKF: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Waterloo (Waterloo Airport)
174 mi
279 km · 151 nm
55m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
174 miles nonstop takes roughly 55m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- YKF — Waterloo Airport · Waterloo, Canada
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 YKF
- YYZ · Lester B. Pearson International Airport40 mi away
- YHM · John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport30 mi away
- YXU · London Airport49 mi away
- YZD · Downsview Airport50 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from YKF?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Waterloo (YKF) is 174 miles (279 km, 151 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to YKF?
A nonstop flight takes about 55m 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 YKF?
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