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FTW to DET: distance & flight time
Fort Worth (Fort Worth Meacham International Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
1,025 mi
1,650 km · 891 nm
2h 42m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
1,025 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 42m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- FTW — Fort Worth Meacham International Airport · Fort Worth, 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 FTW
- DFW · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport20 mi away
- FWH · NAS Fort Worth JRB/Carswell Field6 mi away
- AFW · Fort Worth Alliance Airport12 mi away
- DAL · Dallas Love Field30 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 FTW from DET?
The flight distance from Fort Worth (FTW) to Detroit (DET) is 1,025 miles (1,650 km, 891 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FTW to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 42m 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 Worth and Detroit?
Detroit is 1 hour ahead of Fort Worth.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FTW to DET?
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