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MID to DTW: distance & flight time
Merida (Licenciado Manuel Crescencio Rejon Int Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
1,515 mi
2,438 km · 1,316 nm
3h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
+2h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
1,515 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 26m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- MID — Licenciado Manuel Crescencio Rejon Int Airport · Merida, Mexico
- 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 MID
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 MID from DTW?
The flight distance from Merida (MID) to Detroit (DTW) is 1,515 miles (2,438 km, 1,316 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MID to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 26m 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 Merida and Detroit?
Detroit is 2 hours ahead of Merida.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MID to DTW?
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