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EMT to DET: distance & flight time
El Monte (San Gabriel Valley Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
1,970 mi
3,170 km · 1,712 nm
4h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
1,970 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 20m 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
- EMT — San Gabriel Valley Airport · El Monte, 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 EMT
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport24 mi away
- POC · Brackett Field14 mi away
- FUL · Fullerton Municipal Airport15 mi away
- LGB · Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport20 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 EMT from DET?
The flight distance from El Monte (EMT) to Detroit (DET) is 1,970 miles (3,170 km, 1,712 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from EMT to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 20m 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 EMT to DET?
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