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NBG to DTW: distance & flight time
New Orleans (New Orleans NAS JRB/Alvin Callender Field) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
933 mi
1,502 km · 811 nm
2h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
933 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 30m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- NBG — New Orleans NAS JRB/Alvin Callender Field · 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 NBG
- NEW · Lakefront Airport15 mi away
- MSY · Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport18 mi away
- GPT · Gulfport Biloxi International Airport70 mi away
- BIX · Keesler Air Force Base78 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 NBG from DTW?
The flight distance from New Orleans (NBG) to Detroit (DTW) is 933 miles (1,502 km, 811 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from NBG to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 30m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from NBG to DTW?
Nonstop service on NBG–DTW depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 2h 30m nonstop estimate.
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 NBG to DTW?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on NBG–DTW that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some NBG to DTW fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain NBG–DTW tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.