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GLD to DTW: distance & flight time
Goodland (Renner Field-Goodland Municipal Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
978 mi
1,573 km · 849 nm
2h 36m
estimated nonstop flight time
+2h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
978 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 36m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GLD — Renner Field-Goodland Municipal Airport · Goodland, 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 GLD
- MCK · Mc Cook Ben Nelson Regional Airport82 mi away
- AKO · Colorado Plains Regional Airport98 mi away
- LAA · Lamar Municipal Airport105 mi away
- GCK · Garden City Regional Airport113 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 GLD from DTW?
The flight distance from Goodland (GLD) to Detroit (DTW) is 978 miles (1,573 km, 849 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GLD to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 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 time difference between Goodland and Detroit?
Detroit is 2 hours ahead of Goodland.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GLD to DTW?
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