Denver to Detroit.
Distance
978 nm
great circle
Flight time
2h 20m
heavy jet
light jet 2h 35m
Nonstop cabins
7 of 7
no fuel stop
Smallest nonstop
Single Turboprop
3h 35m
978 nautical miles from Centennial to Willow Run. No cabin we fly needs a fuel stop here. That makes it a seats and schedule decision rather than a performance one.
What flies it
Block time is gate to gate. Each row is cruise plus 21 minutes for taxi, climb and approach. At 978 nautical miles a light jet and a midsize land within 5 minutes of each other, 2h 35m against 2h 30m. The midsize is bought here for cabin height and bag space, not for speed. Nonstop is judged against 85 percent of the low end of each category range band, so this column is a number dispatch can hold to rather than a brochure maximum.
| Cabin | Passengers | Time | APA to YIP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy Jet | 10 to 14 | 2h 20m | Nonstop |
| Super Midsize | 8 to 10 | 2h 25m | Nonstop |
| Midsize Jet | 8 to 9 | 2h 30m | Nonstop |
| Super Light Jet | 7 to 9 | 2h 30m | Nonstop |
| Light Jet | 6 to 8 | 2h 35m | Nonstop |
| Twin Turboprop | 6 to 9 | 3h 25m | Nonstop |
| Single Turboprop | 6 to 9 | 3h 35m | Nonstop |