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YGM to DTW: distance & flight time
Gimli (Gimli Industrial Park Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
871 mi
1,402 km · 757 nm
2h 22m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
871 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 22m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YGM — Gimli Industrial Park Airport · Gimli, 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 YGM
- YWG · Winnipeg / James Armstrong Richardson International Airport50 mi away
- YPG · Southport Airport74 mi away
- PMB · Pembina Municipal Airport117 mi away
- ZGR · Little Grand Rapids Airport119 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 YGM from DTW?
The flight distance from Gimli (YGM) to Detroit (DTW) is 871 miles (1,402 km, 757 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YGM 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 time difference between Gimli and Detroit?
Detroit is 1 hour ahead of Gimli.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YGM to DTW?
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