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IRK to DET: distance & flight time
Kirksville (Kirksville Regional Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
520 mi
837 km · 452 nm
1h 36m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
520 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 36m 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
- IRK — Kirksville Regional Airport · Kirksville, 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 IRK
- EOK · Keokuk Municipal Airport64 mi away
- OTM · Ottumwa Regional Airport70 mi away
- UIN · Quincy Regional Baldwin Field72 mi away
- BRL · Southeast Iowa Regional Airport89 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 IRK from DET?
The flight distance from Kirksville (IRK) to Detroit (DET) is 520 miles (837 km, 452 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from IRK to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 36m 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 Kirksville and Detroit?
Detroit is 1 hour ahead of Kirksville.
What is the cheapest way to fly from IRK to DET?
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