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WBU to DET: distance & flight time
Boulder (Boulder Municipal Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
1,163 mi
1,871 km · 1,010 nm
3h
estimated nonstop flight time
+2h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,163 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- WBU — Boulder Municipal Airport · Boulder, 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 WBU
- DEN · Denver International Airport32 mi away
- BJC · Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport11 mi away
- FNL · Northern Colorado Regional Airport31 mi away
- BFK · Buckley Air Force Base34 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 WBU from DET?
The flight distance from Boulder (WBU) to Detroit (DET) is 1,163 miles (1,871 km, 1,010 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WBU to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 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 Boulder and Detroit?
Detroit is 2 hours ahead of Boulder.
What is the cheapest way to fly from WBU to DET?
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