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HLR to DET: distance & flight time
Fort Hood (Hood Army Air Field) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
1,123 mi
1,808 km · 976 nm
2h 55m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
1,123 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 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
- HLR — Hood Army Air Field · Fort Hood, 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 HLR
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 HLR from DET?
The flight distance from Fort Hood (HLR) to Detroit (DET) is 1,123 miles (1,808 km, 976 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HLR to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 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 Fort Hood and Detroit?
Detroit is 1 hour ahead of Fort Hood.
What is the cheapest way to fly from HLR to DET?
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