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ILN to DET: distance & flight time
Wilmington (Wilmington Airpark) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
210 mi
338 km · 182 nm
1h 1m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
210 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 1m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- ILN — Wilmington Airpark · Wilmington, 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 ILN
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 ILN from DET?
The flight distance from Wilmington (ILN) to Detroit (DET) is 210 miles (338 km, 182 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ILN to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 1m 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 ILN to DET?
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