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KES to DTW: distance & flight time
Kelsey (Kelsey Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
1,121 mi
1,804 km · 974 nm
2h 54m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
1,121 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 54m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- KES — Kelsey Airport · Kelsey, Canada
- 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 KES
- ZAC · York Landing Airport17 mi away
- ILF · Ilford Airport35 mi away
- PIW · Pikwitonei Airport40 mi away
- YTH · Thompson Airport55 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 KES from DTW?
The flight distance from Kelsey (KES) to Detroit (DTW) is 1,121 miles (1,804 km, 974 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from KES to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 54m 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 KES to DTW?
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