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DTW to YMX: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Montreal (Montreal International (Mirabel) Airport)
521 mi
839 km · 453 nm
1h 36m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
521 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 36m 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
- YMX — Montreal International (Mirabel) Airport · Montreal, 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 YMX
- YUL · Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport20 mi away
- YHU · Montréal / Saint-Hubert Airport32 mi away
- YJN · St Jean Airport45 mi away
- YCC · Cornwall Regional Airport48 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from YMX?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Montreal (YMX) is 521 miles (839 km, 453 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to YMX?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 36m 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 YMX?
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