Direct Flights from Detroit to Marquette
Marquette · Michigan
Nonstop service from DTW to MQT on Delta. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
This is a rare nonstop: only 3 cities fly direct to Marquette, and Detroit is one of them. From anywhere else you'd be connecting.
How long to go to Marquette for, from Detroit
1h 10m in the air, 349 miles: short enough that a single night in Marquette is worth it, and a day trip is not absurd.
About Marquette
Marquette is a city in the Upper Peninsula (U.P.) of the state of Michigan.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Marquette
- Laughing Whitefish Falls State Park is a public recreation area protecting 960 acres (390 ha) along the Laughing Whitefish River in Onota Township and Rock River Township, in far western Alger County, Michigan.
- St. Peter Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral located on Baraga Avenue in Marquette, Michigan in the United States.
- The Cliffs Shaft Mine Museum is a former iron mine, now a heritage museum, located on Euclid Street between Lakeshore Drive and Spruce Street in Ishpeming, Michigan.
- Marquette Mountain Resort is a small mountain and ski resort in Marquette, Michigan, the major city in the state's Upper Peninsula.
- Presque Isle Park is a 323-acre public park located in Marquette, Michigan, United States.
- Craig Lake State Park is a remote public recreation area covering 9,732 acres (3,938 ha) in Baraga County in the Upper Peninsula of the state of Michigan.
- The Michigan Iron Industry Museum, a branch facility of the Michigan History Museum, is a community museum serving the heritage of the Marquette Iron Range on Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
- Lakenenland is a sculpture park located in Chocolay Township, Michigan. The park was founded in 2003, when artist Tom Lakenen moved his collection of scrap iron sculptures from his yard to a plot of land near the Lake Su…
- The Marquette Maritime Museum is a museum and lighthouse located in Marquette in the U.S. state of Michigan.
- Van Riper State Park is a public recreation area located in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan, 17 miles (27 km) west of Ishpeming on US Highway 41.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Marquette weather, compared with Detroit
9° cooler than Detroit on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Marquette 24°F · Detroit 33°F · 8° colder
- April
- Marquette 49°F · Detroit 59°F · 10° colder
- July
- Marquette 78°F · Detroit 84°F · 5° colder
- October
- Marquette 52°F · Detroit 62°F · 10° colder
January bottoms out near 24°F — a real coat, not a layer.
Daily highs averaged from Meteostat station records (CC BY 4.0), measured at the nearest weather station to each city.
Planning a trip to Marquette
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Marquette is May–September, when daytime highs are a comfortable 61–78°F.
- How long to stay
- Marquette rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Laughing Whitefish Falls State Park, St. Peter Cathedral (Marquette, Michigan), and Cliffs Shaft Mine Museum and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Detroit to Marquette?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Detroit (DTW) to Marquette (MQT) on Delta.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Detroit to Marquette?
- Delta flies nonstop between Detroit (DTW) and Marquette (MQT).
- How many nonstop flights are there from Detroit to Marquette?
- There is about 1 nonstop departure per day (roughly 7 per week) from Detroit to Marquette.
- How far is Marquette from Detroit?
- Marquette is about 349 miles from Detroit by air.
- What is there to do in Marquette?
- Popular things to do include Laughing Whitefish Falls State Park, St. Peter Cathedral (Marquette, Michigan), Cliffs Shaft Mine Museum, Marquette Mountain, and more.
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