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MGE to DET: distance & flight time
Marietta (Dobbins Air Reserve Base) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
593 mi
954 km · 515 nm
1h 45m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
593 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 45m 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
- MGE — Dobbins Air Reserve Base · Marietta, United States
- DET — Coleman A. Young Municipal 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 MGE
Near DET
- DTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport22 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport10 mi away
- MTC · Selfridge Air National Guard Base Airport17 mi away
- PTK · Oakland County International Airport27 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MGE from DET?
The flight distance from Marietta (MGE) to Detroit (DET) is 593 miles (954 km, 515 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MGE to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 45m 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 MGE to DET?
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