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EMT to DTW: distance & flight time
El Monte (San Gabriel Valley Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
1,951 mi
3,140 km · 1,696 nm
4h 18m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
1,951 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 18m 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
- 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 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 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 EMT from DTW?
The flight distance from El Monte (EMT) to Detroit (DTW) is 1,951 miles (3,140 km, 1,696 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from EMT to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 18m 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 DTW?
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