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Detroit → Pellston

DTWDetroitDetroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport
PLNPellstonPellston Regional Airport of Emmet County Airport
Distance
243 mi
Estimated flight time
~1h

Same local time in Detroit and Pellston.

No nonstop connection observed

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Our route data contains no observed nonstop flight from Detroit to Pellston. That does not rule out a one-stop journey; see the direct destinations of Detroit for the options.

About this route

  • Domestic route: both airports are in the same country.
  • Direct destinations observed from Detroit: 130.
  • Direct destinations observed from Pellston: 2.

The airports on this route

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport

Detroit, United StatesDTW / KDTW

Regional airport · 130 direct destinations · 6 runways · longest runway 12,005 ft

47 °F · Partly cloudySource: METAR observation via the NOAA Aviation Weather Center

Airport pageAll direct destinations

Pellston Regional Airport of Emmet County Airport

Pellston, United StatesPLN / KPLN

Regional airport · 2 direct destinations · 2 runways · longest runway 6,512 ft

40 °F · ClearSource: METAR observation via the NOAA Aviation Weather Center

Airport pageAll direct destinations

Alternative airports for this journey

Same journey, a different airport nearby - with an observed direct connection.

DTW TVCCherry Capital AirportTraverse City is about 69 mi from Pellston.View route →

About the route from Detroit to Pellston

The distance between Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) and Pellston Regional Airport of Emmet County Airport (PLN) is approximately 243 mi; no direct connection has been observed in our route data.

Frequently asked questions about this route

How far is Detroit from Pellston by air?
The great-circle distance between Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport and Pellston Regional Airport of Emmet County Airport is approximately 243 mi.
Is there a direct connection from Detroit to Pellston?
No direct connection between DTW and PLN has been observed in our route data. That does not rule out a one-stop journey.
What is the current time difference between Detroit and Pellston?
Same local time in Detroit and Pellston.

Where this data comes from

The route data comes from the flight archive (ADS-B, adsb.lol): which connections actually flew over the last twelve full months and who flew them, combined with our own airport, runway, and airline datasets. It is reference data about observed routes - not a current timetable and no claim about bookability.

The flight archive of the last twelve months has nothing for this route, so we say nothing about frequency.

Route data updated on October 11, 2026.