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MDH to DTW: distance & flight time
Carbondale/Murphysboro (Southern Illinois Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
437 mi
704 km · 380 nm
1h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
437 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 25m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- MDH — Southern Illinois Airport · Carbondale/Murphysboro, 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 MDH
- MWA · Williamson County Regional Airport13 mi away
- CGI · Cape Girardeau Regional Airport42 mi away
- PAH · Barkley Regional Airport56 mi away
- BLV · Scott AFB/Midamerica Airport62 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 MDH from DTW?
The flight distance from Carbondale/Murphysboro (MDH) to Detroit (DTW) is 437 miles (704 km, 380 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MDH to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 25m 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 MDH to DTW?
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