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VIS to DTW: distance & flight time
Visalia (Visalia Municipal Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
1,955 mi
3,147 km · 1,699 nm
4h 18m
estimated nonstop flight time
+3h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
1,955 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 18m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- VIS — Visalia Municipal Airport · Visalia, 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 VIS
- NLC · Lemoore Naval Air Station (Reeves Field) Airport31 mi away
- FAT · Fresno Yosemite International Airport36 mi away
- MAE · Madera Municipal Airport61 mi away
- BFL · Meadows Field64 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 VIS from DTW?
The flight distance from Visalia (VIS) to Detroit (DTW) is 1,955 miles (3,147 km, 1,699 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from VIS to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 18m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from VIS to DTW?
Nonstop service on VIS–DTW depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 4h 18m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Visalia and Detroit?
Detroit is 3 hours ahead of Visalia.
What is the cheapest way to fly from VIS to DTW?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on VIS–DTW that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some VIS to DTW fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain VIS–DTW tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.