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PHK to DET: distance & flight time
Pahokee (Palm Beach County Glades Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
1,087 mi
1,750 km · 945 nm
2h 50m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
1,087 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 50m 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
- PHK — Palm Beach County Glades Airport · Pahokee, 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 PHK
- FLL · Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport60 mi away
- MIA · Miami International Airport73 mi away
- OBE · Okeechobee County Airport34 mi away
- PBI · Palm Beach International Airport38 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 PHK from DET?
The flight distance from Pahokee (PHK) to Detroit (DET) is 1,087 miles (1,750 km, 945 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PHK to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 50m 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 PHK to DET?
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