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PPF to DTW: distance & flight time
Parsons (Tri-City Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
727 mi
1,170 km · 632 nm
2h 3m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
727 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 3m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- PPF — Tri-City Airport · Parsons, 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 PPF
- CFV · Coffeyville Municipal Airport17 mi away
- IDP · Independence Municipal Airport19 mi away
- CNU · Chanute Martin Johnson Airport23 mi away
- JLN · Joplin Regional Airport57 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 PPF from DTW?
The flight distance from Parsons (PPF) to Detroit (DTW) is 727 miles (1,170 km, 632 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PPF to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 3m 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 PPF to DTW?
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