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PVU to DET: distance & flight time
Provo (Provo Municipal Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
1,491 mi
2,399 km · 1,295 nm
3h 42m
estimated nonstop flight time
+2h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,491 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 42m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- PVU — Provo Municipal Airport · Provo, 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 PVU
- SLC · Salt Lake City International Airport42 mi away
- HIF · Hill Air Force Base64 mi away
- PUC · Carbon County Regional/Buck Davis Field66 mi away
- OGD · Ogden Hinckley Airport69 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 PVU from DET?
The flight distance from Provo (PVU) to Detroit (DET) is 1,491 miles (2,399 km, 1,295 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PVU to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 42m 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 Provo and Detroit?
Detroit is 2 hours ahead of Provo.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PVU to DET?
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