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GTR to DET: distance & flight time
Columbus Mississippi (Golden Triangle Regional Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
689 mi
1,109 km · 599 nm
1h 58m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
689 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 58m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- GTR — Golden Triangle Regional Airport · Columbus Mississippi, 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 GTR
- CBM · Columbus Air Force Base16 mi away
- TUP · Tupelo Regional Airport57 mi away
- TCL · Tuscaloosa Regional Airport59 mi away
- MEI · Key Field78 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 GTR from DET?
The flight distance from Columbus Mississippi (GTR) to Detroit (DET) is 689 miles (1,109 km, 599 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GTR to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 58m 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 Columbus Mississippi and Detroit?
Detroit is 1 hour ahead of Columbus Mississippi.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GTR to DET?
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