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GDW to DTW: distance & flight time
Gladwin (Gladwin Zettel Memorial Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
134 mi
216 km · 116 nm
49m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
134 miles nonstop takes roughly 49m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- GDW — Gladwin Zettel Memorial Airport · Gladwin, 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 GDW
- HTL · Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial Airport29 mi away
- MBS · MBS International Airport36 mi away
- AMN · Gratiot Community Airport46 mi away
- ECA · Iosco County Airport57 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 GDW from DTW?
The flight distance from Gladwin (GDW) to Detroit (DTW) is 134 miles (216 km, 116 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GDW to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 49m 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 GDW to DTW?
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