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EGE to DET: distance & flight time
Vail (Eagle County Regional Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
1,257 mi
2,022 km · 1,092 nm
3h 12m
estimated nonstop flight time
+2h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,257 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 12m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- EGE — Eagle County Regional Airport · Vail, 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 EGE
- ASE · Aspen-Pitkin Co/Sardy Field29 mi away
- RIL · Garfield County Regional Airport44 mi away
- HDN · Yampa Valley Airport60 mi away
- SBS · Steamboat Springs Bob Adams Field60 mi away
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 EGE from DET?
The flight distance from Vail (EGE) to Detroit (DET) is 1,257 miles (2,022 km, 1,092 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from EGE to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 12m 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 Vail and Detroit?
Detroit is 2 hours ahead of Vail.
What is the cheapest way to fly from EGE to DET?
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