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GRR to DET: distance & flight time
Grand Rapids (Gerald R. Ford International Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
132 mi
212 km · 115 nm
49m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
132 miles nonstop takes roughly 49m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- GRR — Gerald R. Ford International Airport · Grand Rapids, 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 GRR
- MKG · Muskegon County Airport41 mi away
- BTL · W K Kellogg Airport42 mi away
- AZO · Kalamazoo Battle Creek International Airport45 mi away
- LAN · Capital City Airport48 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 GRR from DET?
The flight distance from Grand Rapids (GRR) to Detroit (DET) is 132 miles (212 km, 115 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GRR to DET?
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 GRR to DET?
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