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FTW to DTW: distance & flight time
Fort Worth (Fort Worth Meacham International Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
1,003 mi
1,614 km · 872 nm
2h 39m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
1,003 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 39m 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
- 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.
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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 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 FTW from DTW?
The flight distance from Fort Worth (FTW) to Detroit (DTW) is 1,003 miles (1,614 km, 872 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FTW to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 39m 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 DTW?
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