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HUF to DTW: distance & flight time
Terre Haute (Terre Haute Regional Airport, Hulman Field) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
281 mi
453 km · 244 nm
1h 12m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
281 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 12m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- HUF — Terre Haute Regional Airport, Hulman Field · Terre Haute, 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 HUF
- BMG · Monroe County Airport43 mi away
- DNV · Vermilion Regional Airport54 mi away
- IND · Indianapolis International Airport57 mi away
- CMI · University of Illinois Willard Airport66 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 HUF from DTW?
The flight distance from Terre Haute (HUF) to Detroit (DTW) is 281 miles (453 km, 244 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HUF to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 12m 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 cheapest way to fly from HUF to DTW?
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