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NSE to DET: distance & flight time
Milton (Whiting Field Naval Air Station - North) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
837 mi
1,347 km · 728 nm
2h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
837 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 17m 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
- NSE — Whiting Field Naval Air Station - North · Milton, 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 NSE
- PNS · Pensacola Regional Airport20 mi away
- CEW · Bob Sikes Airport30 mi away
- EGI · Duke Field30 mi away
- NPA · Pensacola Naval Air Station/Forrest Sherman Field31 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 NSE from DET?
The flight distance from Milton (NSE) to Detroit (DET) is 837 miles (1,347 km, 728 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from NSE to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 17m 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 Milton and Detroit?
Detroit is 1 hour ahead of Milton.
What is the cheapest way to fly from NSE to DET?
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