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MLC to DTW: distance & flight time
Mcalester (Mc Alester Regional Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
840 mi
1,351 km · 730 nm
2h 18m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
840 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 18m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- MLC — Mc Alester Regional Airport · Mcalester, 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 MLC
- ADT · Ada Regional Airport51 mi away
- OKM · Okmulgee Regional Airport55 mi away
- ADM · Ardmore Municipal Airport81 mi away
- RVS · Richard Lloyd Jones Jr Airport81 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 MLC from DTW?
The flight distance from Mcalester (MLC) to Detroit (DTW) is 840 miles (1,351 km, 730 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MLC to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 18m 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 Mcalester and Detroit?
Detroit is 1 hour ahead of Mcalester.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MLC to DTW?
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