The distance from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Detroit, Michigan is:
306 miles / 492 km driving
251 miles / 404 km flying
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Distance from ORD to Detroit, MI
The total driving distance from ORD to Detroit, MI is 306 miles or 492 kilometers.
The total straight line flight distance from ORD to Detroit, MI is 251 miles.
This is equivalent to 404 kilometers or 218 nautical miles.
Your trip begins at Chicago O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois. It ends in Detroit, Michigan.
Your flight direction from ORD to Detroit, MI is East (83 degrees from North).
The distance calculator helps you figure out how far it is to get from ORD to Detroit, MI. It does this by computing the straight line flying distance ("as the crow flies") and the driving distance if the route is drivable. It uses all this data to compute the total travel mileage.
Chicago O'Hare International Airport
IATA: ORDICAO: KORD
FAA: ORD
City: Chicago
State: Illinois
Zip code: 60666
Country: United States
Category: airports
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