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TRI to DET: distance & flight time
BRISTOL (Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
411 mi
662 km · 357 nm
1h 22m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
411 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 22m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- TRI — Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport · BRISTOL, 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 TRI
- MRN · Foothills Regional Airport63 mi away
- AVL · Asheville Regional Airport72 mi away
- IKB · Wilkes County Airport75 mi away
- HKY · Hickory Regional Airport76 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 TRI from DET?
The flight distance from BRISTOL (TRI) to Detroit (DET) is 411 miles (662 km, 357 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TRI to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 22m 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 TRI to DET?
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