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MSP to DTW: distance & flight time
Minneapolis (Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
527 mi
848 km · 458 nm
1h 37m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
527 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 37m 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
- 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 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 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 MSP from DTW?
The flight distance from Minneapolis (MSP) to Detroit (DTW) is 527 miles (848 km, 458 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSP to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 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 time difference between Minneapolis and Detroit?
Detroit is 1 hour ahead of Minneapolis.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MSP to DTW?
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