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GFK to DTW: distance & flight time
Grand Forks (Grand Forks International Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
781 mi
1,256 km · 678 nm
2h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
781 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 10m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- GFK — Grand Forks International Airport · Grand Forks, 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 GFK
- RDR · Grand Forks Air Force Base10 mi away
- TVF · Thief River Falls Regional Airport47 mi away
- PMB · Pembina Municipal Airport69 mi away
- FAR · Hector International Airport73 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 GFK from DTW?
The flight distance from Grand Forks (GFK) to Detroit (DTW) is 781 miles (1,256 km, 678 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GFK to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 10m 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 Grand Forks and Detroit?
Detroit is 1 hour ahead of Grand Forks.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GFK to DTW?
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