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JAK to DET: distance & flight time
Jacmel (Jacmel Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
1,780 mi
2,864 km · 1,547 nm
3h 57m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
1,780 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 57m 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
- JAK — Jacmel Airport · Jacmel, Haiti
- 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 JAK
- PAP · Toussaint Louverture International Airport28 mi away
- CBJ · Cabo Rojo Airport61 mi away
- CYA · Les Cayes Airport83 mi away
- BRX · Maria Montez International Airport92 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 JAK from DET?
The flight distance from Jacmel (JAK) to Detroit (DET) is 1,780 miles (2,864 km, 1,547 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from JAK to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 57m 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 JAK to DET?
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