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MCF to DTW: distance & flight time
Tampa (Mac Dill Air Force Base) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
993 mi
1,599 km · 863 nm
2h 38m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
993 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 38m 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
- MCF — Mac Dill Air Force Base · Tampa, 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 MCF
- TPA · Tampa International Airport9 mi away
- TPF · Peter O Knight Airport6 mi away
- SPG · Albert Whitted Airport9 mi away
- PIE · St Petersburg Clearwater International Airport11 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 MCF from DTW?
The flight distance from Tampa (MCF) to Detroit (DTW) is 993 miles (1,599 km, 863 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MCF to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 38m 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 MCF to DTW?
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