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WRI to DET: distance & flight time
Wrightstown (Mc Guire Air Force Base) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
468 mi
752 km · 406 nm
1h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
468 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 29m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- WRI — Mc Guire Air Force Base · Wrightstown, 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.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near WRI
- PHL · Philadelphia International Airport36 mi away
- EWR · Newark Liberty International Airport52 mi away
- NEL · Lakehurst Maxfield Field Airport13 mi away
- LLY · South Jersey Regional Airport14 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 WRI from DET?
The flight distance from Wrightstown (WRI) to Detroit (DET) is 468 miles (752 km, 406 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WRI to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 29m 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 WRI to DET?
Nonstop service on WRI–DET 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 1h 29m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from WRI to DET?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on WRI–DET that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some WRI to DET fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain WRI–DET 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.