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EAU to DET: distance & flight time
Eau Claire (Chippewa Valley Regional Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
456 mi
734 km · 396 nm
1h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
456 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 28m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- EAU — Chippewa Valley Regional Airport · Eau Claire, United States
- DET — Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport · Detroit, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near EAU
Near DET
- DTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport22 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport10 mi away
- MTC · Selfridge Air National Guard Base Airport17 mi away
- PTK · Oakland County International Airport27 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is EAU from DET?
The flight distance from Eau Claire (EAU) to Detroit (DET) is 456 miles (734 km, 396 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from EAU to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 28m 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 Eau Claire and Detroit?
Detroit is 1 hour ahead of Eau Claire.
What is the cheapest way to fly from EAU to DET?
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