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FET to DTW: distance & flight time
Fremont (Fremont Municipal Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
679 mi
1,093 km · 590 nm
1h 57m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
679 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 57m 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
- FET — Fremont Municipal Airport · Fremont, 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.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near FET
- OMA · Eppley Airfield34 mi away
- OFF · Offutt Air Force Base39 mi away
- CBF · Council Bluffs Municipal Airport42 mi away
- LNK · Lincoln Airport43 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 FET from DTW?
The flight distance from Fremont (FET) to Detroit (DTW) is 679 miles (1,093 km, 590 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FET to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 57m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from FET to DTW?
Nonstop service on FET–DTW depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 57m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FET to DTW?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on FET–DTW that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some FET to DTW fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain FET–DTW tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.