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PBI to DET: distance & flight time
West Palm Beach (Palm Beach International Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
1,099 mi
1,769 km · 955 nm
2h 51m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
1,099 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 51m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- PBI — Palm Beach International Airport · West Palm Beach, 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 PBI
- FLL · Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport42 mi away
- LNA · Palm Beach County Park Airport6 mi away
- BCT · Boca Raton Airport21 mi away
- MIA · Miami International Airport63 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 PBI from DET?
The flight distance from West Palm Beach (PBI) to Detroit (DET) is 1,099 miles (1,769 km, 955 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PBI to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 51m 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 PBI to DET?
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