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MGM to DTW: distance & flight time
MONTGOMERY (Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field) Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
705 mi
1,134 km · 612 nm
2h
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
705 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 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
- 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 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 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 MGM from DTW?
The flight distance from MONTGOMERY (MGM) to Detroit (DTW) is 705 miles (1,134 km, 612 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MGM to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 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 DTW?
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