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GBD to DTW: distance & flight time
Great Bend (Great Bend Municipal Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
858 mi
1,382 km · 746 nm
2h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
858 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 20m 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
- GBD — Great Bend Municipal Airport · Great Bend, 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 GBD
- RSL · Russell Municipal Airport37 mi away
- HYS · Hays Regional Airport41 mi away
- PTT · Pratt Regional Airport45 mi away
- HUT · Hutchinson Municipal Airport58 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 GBD from DTW?
The flight distance from Great Bend (GBD) to Detroit (DTW) is 858 miles (1,382 km, 746 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GBD to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 20m 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 Great Bend and Detroit?
Detroit is 1 hour ahead of Great Bend.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GBD to DTW?
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