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VTN to DTW: distance & flight time
Valentine (Miller Field) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
875 mi
1,408 km · 760 nm
2h 22m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
875 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 22m 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
- VTN — Miller Field · Valentine, 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 VTN
- PIR · Pierre Regional Airport106 mi away
- LBF · North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field120 mi away
- AIA · Alliance Municipal Airport128 mi away
- CDR · Chadron Municipal Airport129 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 VTN from DTW?
The flight distance from Valentine (VTN) to Detroit (DTW) is 875 miles (1,408 km, 760 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from VTN to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 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 VTN to DTW?
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