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YXH to DTW: distance & flight time
Medicine Hat (Medicine Hat Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
1,407 mi
2,265 km · 1,223 nm
3h 32m
estimated nonstop flight time
+2h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,407 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 32m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YXH — Medicine Hat Airport · Medicine Hat, 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 YXH
- YSD · Suffield Heliport27 mi away
- YQL · Lethbridge County Airport96 mi away
- HVR · Havre City County Airport111 mi away
- YKY · Kindersley Airport123 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 YXH from DTW?
The flight distance from Medicine Hat (YXH) to Detroit (DTW) is 1,407 miles (2,265 km, 1,223 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YXH to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 32m 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 Medicine Hat and Detroit?
Detroit is 2 hours ahead of Medicine Hat.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YXH to DTW?
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