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IKK to DET: distance & flight time
Kankakee (Greater Kankakee Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
266 mi
428 km · 231 nm
1h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
266 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 10m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- IKK — Greater Kankakee Airport · Kankakee, 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 IKK
- ORD · Chicago O'Hare International Airport63 mi away
- JOT · Joliet Regional Airport35 mi away
- RNZ · Jasper County Airport36 mi away
- LOT · Lewis University Airport39 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 IKK from DET?
The flight distance from Kankakee (IKK) to Detroit (DET) is 266 miles (428 km, 231 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from IKK to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 10m 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 Kankakee and Detroit?
Detroit is 1 hour ahead of Kankakee.
What is the cheapest way to fly from IKK to DET?
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