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CHS to DET: distance & flight time
Charleston (Charleston Air Force Base-International Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
677 mi
1,089 km · 588 nm
1h 56m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
677 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 56m 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
- CHS — Charleston Air Force Base-International Airport · Charleston, United States
- DET — Coleman A. Young Municipal 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 CHS
- BFT · Beaufort County Airport48 mi away
- GGE · Georgetown County Airport51 mi away
- HHH · Hilton Head Airport60 mi away
- OGB · Orangeburg Municipal Airport61 mi away
Near DET
- DTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport22 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport10 mi away
- MTC · Selfridge Air National Guard Base Airport17 mi away
- PTK · Oakland County International Airport27 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CHS from DET?
The flight distance from Charleston (CHS) to Detroit (DET) is 677 miles (1,089 km, 588 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CHS to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 56m 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 CHS to DET?
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