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YDQ to DTW: distance & flight time
Dawson Creek (Dawson Creek Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
1,883 mi
3,030 km · 1,636 nm
4h 9m
estimated nonstop flight time
+3h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,883 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 9m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YDQ — Dawson Creek Airport · Dawson Creek, Canada
- 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 YDQ
- YXJ · Fort St John Airport40 mi away
- YCQ · Chetwynd Airport56 mi away
- YQU · Grande Prairie Airport64 mi away
- YPE · Peace River Airport111 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 YDQ from DTW?
The flight distance from Dawson Creek (YDQ) to Detroit (DTW) is 1,883 miles (3,030 km, 1,636 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YDQ to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 9m 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 Dawson Creek and Detroit?
Detroit is 3 hours ahead of Dawson Creek.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YDQ to DTW?
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