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EKI to DTW: distance & flight time
Elkhart (Elkhart Municipal Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
140 mi
226 km · 122 nm
50m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
140 miles nonstop takes roughly 50m 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
- EKI — Elkhart Municipal Airport · Elkhart, United States
- DTW — Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County 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 EKI
- SBN · South Bend Regional Airport16 mi away
- AZO · Kalamazoo Battle Creek International Airport42 mi away
- MGC · Michigan City Municipal Airport42 mi away
- ANQ · Tri State Steuben County Airport48 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is EKI from DTW?
The flight distance from Elkhart (EKI) to Detroit (DTW) is 140 miles (226 km, 122 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from EKI to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 50m 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 EKI to DTW?
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