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PWM to DET: distance & flight time
Portland (Portland International Jetport Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
647 mi
1,040 km · 562 nm
1h 52m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
647 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 52m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- PWM — Portland International Jetport Airport · Portland, 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 PWM
- NHZ · Brunswick Executive Airport25 mi away
- LEW · Auburn Lewiston Municipal Airport28 mi away
- FRY · Eastern Slopes Regional Airport40 mi away
- PSM · Portsmouth International at Pease Airport47 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 PWM from DET?
The flight distance from Portland (PWM) to Detroit (DET) is 647 miles (1,040 km, 562 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PWM to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 52m 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 PWM to DET?
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