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GTR to DTW: distance & flight time
Columbus Mississippi (Golden Triangle Regional Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
669 mi
1,077 km · 581 nm
1h 55m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
669 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 55m 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
- 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 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 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 GTR from DTW?
The flight distance from Columbus Mississippi (GTR) to Detroit (DTW) is 669 miles (1,077 km, 581 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GTR to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 55m 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 DTW?
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