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POE to DTW: distance & flight time
Fort Polk (Polk Army Air Field) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
944 mi
1,518 km · 820 nm
2h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
944 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 31m 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
- POE — Polk Army Air Field · Fort Polk, 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 POE
- DRI · Beauregard Regional Airport17 mi away
- AEX · Alexandria International Airport43 mi away
- JAS · Jasper County Airport-Bell Field51 mi away
- ESF · Esler Regional Airport58 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 POE from DTW?
The flight distance from Fort Polk (POE) to Detroit (DTW) is 944 miles (1,518 km, 820 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from POE to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 31m 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 Fort Polk and Detroit?
Detroit is 1 hour ahead of Fort Polk.
What is the cheapest way to fly from POE to DTW?
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