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MLI to DET: distance & flight time
Moline (Quad City International Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
391 mi
629 km · 340 nm
1h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
391 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 30m 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
- MLI — Quad City International Airport · Moline, United States
- DET — Coleman A. Young Municipal 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 MLI
- CWI · Clinton Municipal Airport28 mi away
- GBG · Galesburg Municipal Airport35 mi away
- IOW · Iowa City Municipal Airport55 mi away
- BRL · Southeast Iowa Regional Airport56 mi away
Near DET
- DTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport22 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport10 mi away
- MTC · Selfridge Air National Guard Base Airport17 mi away
- PTK · Oakland County International Airport27 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MLI from DET?
The flight distance from Moline (MLI) to Detroit (DET) is 391 miles (629 km, 340 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MLI to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 30m 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 Moline and Detroit?
Detroit is 1 hour ahead of Moline.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MLI to DET?
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