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OLV to DTW: distance & flight time
Olive Branch (Olive Branch Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
608 mi
979 km · 529 nm
1h 47m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
608 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 47m 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
- OLV — Olive Branch Airport · Olive Branch, 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 OLV
- MEM · Memphis International Airport12 mi away
- NQA · Millington-Memphis Airport27 mi away
- UTM · Tunica Municipal Airport38 mi away
- UOX · University Oxford Airport43 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 OLV from DTW?
The flight distance from Olive Branch (OLV) to Detroit (DTW) is 608 miles (979 km, 529 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from OLV to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 47m 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 Olive Branch and Detroit?
Detroit is 1 hour ahead of Olive Branch.
What is the cheapest way to fly from OLV to DTW?
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