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TUL to DTW: distance & flight time
Tulsa (Tulsa International Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
788 mi
1,268 km · 685 nm
2h 11m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
788 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 11m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- TUL — Tulsa International Airport · Tulsa, 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 TUL
- RVS · Richard Lloyd Jones Jr Airport12 mi away
- OKM · Okmulgee Regional Airport37 mi away
- CUH · Cushing Municipal Airport52 mi away
- CFV · Coffeyville Municipal Airport64 mi away
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 TUL from DTW?
The flight distance from Tulsa (TUL) to Detroit (DTW) is 788 miles (1,268 km, 685 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TUL to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 11m 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 Tulsa and Detroit?
Detroit is 1 hour ahead of Tulsa.
What is the cheapest way to fly from TUL to DTW?
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