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FLD to DET: distance & flight time
Fond du Lac (Fond du Lac County Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
292 mi
470 km · 254 nm
1h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
292 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 14m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- FLD — Fond du Lac County Airport · Fond du Lac, 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 FLD
- OSH · Wittman Regional Airport15 mi away
- ETB · West Bend Municipal Airport30 mi away
- SBM · Sheboygan County Memorial Airport32 mi away
- ATW · Appleton International Airport34 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 FLD from DET?
The flight distance from Fond du Lac (FLD) to Detroit (DET) is 292 miles (470 km, 254 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FLD to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 14m 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 time difference between Fond du Lac and Detroit?
Detroit is 1 hour ahead of Fond du Lac.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FLD to DET?
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