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YRO to DTW: distance & flight time
Ottawa (Ottawa / Rockcliffe Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
445 mi
715 km · 386 nm
1h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
445 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 26m 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
- YRO — Ottawa / Rockcliffe Airport · Ottawa, 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 YRO
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 YRO from DTW?
The flight distance from Ottawa (YRO) to Detroit (DTW) is 445 miles (715 km, 386 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YRO to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 26m 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 YRO to DTW?
Nonstop service on YRO–DTW 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 26m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YRO to DTW?
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Why are some YRO to DTW fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YRO–DTW 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.