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VPZ to DTW: distance & flight time
Valparaiso IN (Porter County Municipal Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
195 mi
314 km · 170 nm
59m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
195 miles nonstop takes roughly 59m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- VPZ — Porter County Municipal Airport · Valparaiso IN, 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 VPZ
- ORD · Chicago O'Hare International Airport59 mi away
- MGC · Michigan City Municipal Airport20 mi away
- GYY · Gary Chicago International Airport24 mi away
- RNZ · Jasper County Airport36 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 VPZ from DTW?
The flight distance from Valparaiso IN (VPZ) to Detroit (DTW) is 195 miles (314 km, 170 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from VPZ to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 59m 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 VPZ to DTW?
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