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MSP to DET: distance & flight time
Minneapolis (Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
538 mi
866 km · 467 nm
1h 38m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
538 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 38m 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
- MSP — Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport · Minneapolis, 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 MSP
- STP · St Paul Downtown Holman Field9 mi away
- FCM · Flying Cloud Airport12 mi away
- STC · St Cloud Regional Airport61 mi away
- RST · Rochester International Airport76 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 MSP from DET?
The flight distance from Minneapolis (MSP) to Detroit (DET) is 538 miles (866 km, 467 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSP to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 38m 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 Minneapolis and Detroit?
Detroit is 1 hour ahead of Minneapolis.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MSP to DET?
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