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HHR to DTW: distance & flight time
Hawthorne (Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
1,972 mi
3,173 km · 1,713 nm
4h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
+3h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
1,972 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 20m 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
- 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 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 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 HHR from DTW?
The flight distance from Hawthorne (HHR) to Detroit (DTW) is 1,972 miles (3,173 km, 1,713 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HHR to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 20m 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 DTW?
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