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JFK to DTW: distance & flight time
New York (John F Kennedy International Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
507 mi
817 km · 441 nm
1h 34m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
507 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 34m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- JFK — John F Kennedy International Airport · New York, United States
- DTW — Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County 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 JFK
- LGA · La Guardia Airport11 mi away
- EWR · Newark Liberty International Airport21 mi away
- JRB · Downtown-Manhattan/Wall St Heliport13 mi away
- JRA · West 30th St. Heliport14 mi away
Near DTW
- YIP · Willow Run Airport9 mi away
- ARB · Ann Arbor Municipal Airport20 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport21 mi away
- DET · Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport22 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is JFK from DTW?
The flight distance from New York (JFK) to Detroit (DTW) is 507 miles (817 km, 441 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from JFK to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 34m 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 JFK to DTW?
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