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GAO to DTW: distance & flight time
Guantanamo (Mariana Grajales Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
1,602 mi
2,578 km · 1,392 nm
3h 36m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
1,602 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 36m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- GAO — Mariana Grajales Airport · Guantanamo, Cuba
- 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 GAO
- NBW · Leeward Point Field13 mi away
- MOA · Orestes Acosta Airport42 mi away
- SCU · Antonio Maceo International Airport45 mi away
- BCA · Gustavo Rizo Airport46 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 GAO from DTW?
The flight distance from Guantanamo (GAO) to Detroit (DTW) is 1,602 miles (2,578 km, 1,392 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GAO to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 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 GAO to DTW?
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