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MHK to DTW: distance & flight time
Manhattan (Manhattan Regional Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
728 mi
1,172 km · 633 nm
2h 3m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
728 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 3m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- MHK — Manhattan Regional Airport · Manhattan, 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 MHK
- FRI · Marshall Army Air Field8 mi away
- FOE · Topeka Regional Airport - Forbes Field56 mi away
- TOP · Philip Billard Municipal Airport56 mi away
- SLN · Salina Municipal Airport58 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 MHK from DTW?
The flight distance from Manhattan (MHK) to Detroit (DTW) is 728 miles (1,172 km, 633 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MHK to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 3m 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 Manhattan and Detroit?
Detroit is 1 hour ahead of Manhattan.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MHK to DTW?
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