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VLD to DET: distance & flight time
Valdosta (Valdosta Regional Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
803 mi
1,293 km · 698 nm
2h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
803 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 13m 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
- VLD — Valdosta Regional Airport · Valdosta, 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 VLD
- VAD · Moody Air Force Base14 mi away
- TVI · Thomasville Regional Airport37 mi away
- TMA · Henry Tift Myers Airport46 mi away
- LCQ · Lake City Gateway Airport59 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 VLD from DET?
The flight distance from Valdosta (VLD) to Detroit (DET) is 803 miles (1,293 km, 698 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from VLD to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 13m 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 VLD to DET?
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