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MGM to DET: distance & flight time
MONTGOMERY (Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field) Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
723 mi
1,163 km · 628 nm
2h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
723 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 2m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- MGM — Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field) Airport · MONTGOMERY, 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 MGM
- MXF · Maxwell Air Force Base6 mi away
- SEM · Craig Field35 mi away
- TOI · Troy Municipal Airport at N Kenneth Campbell Field38 mi away
- ALX · Thomas C Russell Field49 mi away
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 MGM from DET?
The flight distance from MONTGOMERY (MGM) to Detroit (DET) is 723 miles (1,163 km, 628 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MGM to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 2m 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 MONTGOMERY and Detroit?
Detroit is 1 hour ahead of MONTGOMERY.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MGM to DET?
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