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JMS to DTW: distance & flight time
Jamestown (Jamestown Regional Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
820 mi
1,320 km · 712 nm
2h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
820 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 15m 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
- JMS — Jamestown Regional Airport · Jamestown, 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 JMS
- DVL · Devils Lake Regional Airport83 mi away
- FAR · Hector International Airport88 mi away
- RDR · Grand Forks Air Force Base93 mi away
- BIS · Bismarck Municipal Airport98 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 JMS from DTW?
The flight distance from Jamestown (JMS) to Detroit (DTW) is 820 miles (1,320 km, 712 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from JMS to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 15m 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 Jamestown and Detroit?
Detroit is 1 hour ahead of Jamestown.
What is the cheapest way to fly from JMS to DTW?
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