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MSY to DTW: distance & flight time
New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
927 mi
1,492 km · 806 nm
2h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
927 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 29m 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
- MSY — Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport · New Orleans, 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 MSY
- NEW · Lakefront Airport14 mi away
- NBG · New Orleans NAS JRB/Alvin Callender Field18 mi away
- BTR · Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport65 mi away
- GPT · Gulfport Biloxi 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 MSY from DTW?
The flight distance from New Orleans (MSY) to Detroit (DTW) is 927 miles (1,492 km, 806 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSY to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 29m 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 New Orleans and Detroit?
Detroit is 1 hour ahead of New Orleans.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MSY to DTW?
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