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MDS to DTW: distance & flight time
Middle Caicos (Middle Caicos Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
1,559 mi
2,509 km · 1,355 nm
3h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
1,559 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 31m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- MDS — Middle Caicos Airport · Middle Caicos, Turks and Caicos Islands
- 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 MDS
- NCA · North Caicos Airport11 mi away
- XSC · South Caicos Airport28 mi away
- PLS · Providenciales Airport30 mi away
- GDT · JAGS McCartney International Airport50 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 MDS from DTW?
The flight distance from Middle Caicos (MDS) to Detroit (DTW) is 1,559 miles (2,509 km, 1,355 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MDS to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 31m 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 MDS to DTW?
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