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CSG to DTW: distance & flight time
Columbus (Columbus Metropolitan Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
676 mi
1,087 km · 587 nm
1h 56m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
676 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
- CSG — Columbus Metropolitan Airport · Columbus, 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 CSG
- LSF · Lawson Army Air Field (Fort Benning)13 mi away
- PIM · Harris County Airport23 mi away
- AUO · Auburn University Regional Airport30 mi away
- LGC · LaGrange Callaway Airport35 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 CSG from DTW?
The flight distance from Columbus (CSG) to Detroit (DTW) is 676 miles (1,087 km, 587 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CSG to DTW?
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 CSG to DTW?
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