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CAE to DTW: distance & flight time
Columbia (Columbia Metropolitan Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
584 mi
940 km · 508 nm
1h 44m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
584 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 44m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- CAE — Columbia Metropolitan Airport · Columbia, United States
- 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 CAE
- CUB · Jim Hamilton L.B. Owens Airport7 mi away
- MMT · Mc Entire Joint National Guard Base18 mi away
- SSC · Shaw Air Force Base37 mi away
- OGB · Orangeburg Municipal Airport37 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 CAE from DTW?
The flight distance from Columbia (CAE) to Detroit (DTW) is 584 miles (940 km, 508 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CAE to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 44m 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 cheapest way to fly from CAE to DTW?
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