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MLB to DTW: distance & flight time
Melbourne (Melbourne International Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
987 mi
1,588 km · 857 nm
2h 37m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
987 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 37m 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
- MLB — Melbourne International Airport · Melbourne, 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 MLB
- MCO · Orlando International Airport46 mi away
- COF · Patrick Air Force Base9 mi away
- TIX · Space Coast Regional Airport30 mi away
- VRB · Vero Beach Regional Airport34 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 MLB from DTW?
The flight distance from Melbourne (MLB) to Detroit (DTW) is 987 miles (1,588 km, 857 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MLB to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 37m 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 MLB to DTW?
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