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PAH to DTW: distance & flight time
PADUCAH (Barkley Regional Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
458 mi
737 km · 398 nm
1h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
458 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 28m 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
- PAH — Barkley Regional Airport · PADUCAH, 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 PAH
- CGI · Cape Girardeau Regional Airport45 mi away
- SIK · Sikeston Memorial Municipal Airport45 mi away
- MWA · Williamson County Regional Airport50 mi away
- MDH · Southern Illinois Airport56 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 PAH from DTW?
The flight distance from PADUCAH (PAH) to Detroit (DTW) is 458 miles (737 km, 398 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PAH to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 28m 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 PADUCAH and Detroit?
Detroit is 1 hour ahead of PADUCAH.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PAH to DTW?
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