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YQA to DTW: distance & flight time
Muskoka (Muskoka Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
278 mi
448 km · 242 nm
1h 12m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
278 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 12m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- YQA — Muskoka Airport · Muskoka, 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.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near YQA
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 YQA from DTW?
The flight distance from Muskoka (YQA) to Detroit (DTW) is 278 miles (448 km, 242 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQA to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 12m 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 YQA to DTW?
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