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FRI to DET: distance & flight time
Fort Riley (Marshall Army Air Field) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
755 mi
1,216 km · 657 nm
2h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
755 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 7m 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
- FRI — Marshall Army Air Field · Fort Riley, 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 FRI
- MHK · Manhattan Regional Airport8 mi away
- SLN · Salina Municipal Airport51 mi away
- EMP · Emporia Municipal Airport59 mi away
- FOE · Topeka Regional Airport - Forbes Field60 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 FRI from DET?
The flight distance from Fort Riley (FRI) to Detroit (DET) is 755 miles (1,216 km, 657 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FRI to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 7m 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 Fort Riley and Detroit?
Detroit is 1 hour ahead of Fort Riley.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FRI to DET?
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