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OXC to DTW: distance & flight time
Oxford (Waterbury Oxford Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
528 mi
850 km · 459 nm
1h 37m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
528 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 37m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- OXC — Waterbury Oxford Airport · Oxford, 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 OXC
- DXR · Danbury Municipal Airport19 mi away
- HVN · Tweed New Haven Airport20 mi away
- BDR · Igor I Sikorsky Memorial Airport22 mi away
- LGA · La Guardia Airport62 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 OXC from DTW?
The flight distance from Oxford (OXC) to Detroit (DTW) is 528 miles (850 km, 459 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from OXC 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 cheapest way to fly from OXC to DTW?
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