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FNT to DET: distance & flight time
Flint (Bishop International Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
54 mi
86 km · 47 nm
36m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
54 miles nonstop takes roughly 36m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- FNT — Bishop International Airport · Flint, 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 FNT
- DTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport56 mi away
- PTK · Oakland County International Airport26 mi away
- MBS · MBS International Airport43 mi away
- LAN · Capital City Airport45 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 FNT from DET?
The flight distance from Flint (FNT) to Detroit (DET) is 54 miles (86 km, 47 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FNT to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 36m 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 FNT to DET?
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