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IAD to DET: distance & flight time
Washington (Washington Dulles International Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
377 mi
606 km · 327 nm
1h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
377 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 27m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- IAD — Washington Dulles International Airport · Washington, 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 IAD
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 IAD from DET?
The flight distance from Washington (IAD) to Detroit (DET) is 377 miles (606 km, 327 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from IAD to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 27m 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 IAD to DET?
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