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TLC to DTW: distance & flight time
Toluca (Licenciado Adolfo Lopez Mateos International Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
1,843 mi
2,966 km · 1,602 nm
4h 5m
estimated nonstop flight time
+2h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
1,843 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 5m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- TLC — Licenciado Adolfo Lopez Mateos International Airport · Toluca, Mexico
- 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 TLC
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 TLC from DTW?
The flight distance from Toluca (TLC) to Detroit (DTW) is 1,843 miles (2,966 km, 1,602 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TLC to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 5m 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 Toluca and Detroit?
Detroit is 2 hours ahead of Toluca.
What is the cheapest way to fly from TLC to DTW?
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