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MCI to DTW: distance & flight time
Kansas City (Kansas City International Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
627 mi
1,009 km · 545 nm
1h 50m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
627 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 50m 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
- MCI — Kansas City International Airport · Kansas City, 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 MCI
- FLV · Sherman Army Air Field12 mi away
- MKC · Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport14 mi away
- OJC · Johnson County Executive Airport31 mi away
- LWC · Lawrence Municipal Airport33 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 MCI from DTW?
The flight distance from Kansas City (MCI) to Detroit (DTW) is 627 miles (1,009 km, 545 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MCI to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 50m 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 Kansas City and Detroit?
Detroit is 1 hour ahead of Kansas City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MCI to DTW?
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