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PTK to DTW: distance & flight time
Pontiac (Oakland County International Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
31 mi
51 km · 27 nm
33m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
31 miles nonstop takes roughly 33m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- PTK — Oakland County International Airport · Pontiac, 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 PTK
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 PTK from DTW?
The flight distance from Pontiac (PTK) to Detroit (DTW) is 31 miles (51 km, 27 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PTK to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 33m 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 PTK to DTW?
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