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DTW to YQG: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Windsor (Windsor Airport)
21 mi
33 km · 18 nm
31m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
21 miles nonstop takes roughly 31m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- YQG — Windsor Airport · Windsor, 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 YQG
- DTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport21 mi away
- DET · Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport10 mi away
- MTC · Selfridge Air National Guard Base Airport24 mi away
- YIP · Willow Run Airport30 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from YQG?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Windsor (YQG) is 21 miles (33 km, 18 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to YQG?
A nonstop flight takes about 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 cheapest way to fly from DTW to YQG?
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