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FBG to DTW: distance & flight time
Fredericksburg (Simmons Army Air Field) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
544 mi
875 km · 473 nm
1h 39m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
544 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 39m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- FBG — Simmons Army Air Field · Fredericksburg, 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 FBG
- POB · Pope Field5 mi away
- FAY · Fayetteville Regional Grannis Field10 mi away
- SOP · Moore County Airport27 mi away
- LBT · Lumberton Regional Airport37 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 FBG from DTW?
The flight distance from Fredericksburg (FBG) to Detroit (DTW) is 544 miles (875 km, 473 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FBG to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 39m 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 FBG to DTW?
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