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PHL to DTW: distance & flight time
Philadelphia (Philadelphia International Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
452 mi
728 km · 393 nm
1h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
452 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 27m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- PHL — Philadelphia International Airport · Philadelphia, 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 PHL
- BBX · Wings Field18 mi away
- PNE · Northeast Philadelphia Airport19 mi away
- LLY · South Jersey Regional Airport22 mi away
- NXX · Willow Grove Naval Air Station/Joint Reserve Base23 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 PHL from DTW?
The flight distance from Philadelphia (PHL) to Detroit (DTW) is 452 miles (728 km, 393 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PHL to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 27m 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 PHL to DTW?
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