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GIF to DET: distance & flight time
Winter Haven (Winter Haven Regional Airport - Gilbert Field) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
994 mi
1,599 km · 864 nm
2h 38m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
994 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 38m 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
- GIF — Winter Haven Regional Airport - Gilbert Field · Winter Haven, United States
- DET — Coleman A. Young Municipal 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 GIF
- MCO · Orlando International Airport37 mi away
- TPA · Tampa International Airport48 mi away
- BOW · Bartow Municipal Airport8 mi away
- LAL · Lakeland Linder International Airport17 mi away
Near DET
- DTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport22 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport10 mi away
- MTC · Selfridge Air National Guard Base Airport17 mi away
- PTK · Oakland County International Airport27 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GIF from DET?
The flight distance from Winter Haven (GIF) to Detroit (DET) is 994 miles (1,599 km, 864 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GIF to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 38m 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 GIF to DET?
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