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HHR to DET: distance & flight time
Hawthorne (Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
1,990 mi
3,203 km · 1,730 nm
4h 22m
estimated nonstop flight time
+3h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
1,990 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 22m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- HHR — Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport · Hawthorne, 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 HHR
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport4 mi away
- TOA · Zamperini Field8 mi away
- SMO · Santa Monica Municipal Airport9 mi away
- LGB · Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport13 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 HHR from DET?
The flight distance from Hawthorne (HHR) to Detroit (DET) is 1,990 miles (3,203 km, 1,730 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HHR to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 22m 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 Hawthorne and Detroit?
Detroit is 3 hours ahead of Hawthorne.
What is the cheapest way to fly from HHR to DET?
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