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DET to PSP: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Palm Springs (Palm Springs International Airport)
1,901 mi
3,059 km · 1,652 nm
4h 12m
estimated nonstop flight time
-3h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,901 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 12m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- DET — Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport · Detroit, United States
- PSP — Palm Springs International Airport · Palm Springs, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near PSP
- UDD · Bermuda Dunes Airport14 mi away
- BNG · Banning Municipal Airport21 mi away
- TRM · Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport24 mi away
- RBK · French Valley Airport40 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from PSP?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Palm Springs (PSP) is 1,901 miles (3,059 km, 1,652 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to PSP?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 12m 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 time difference between Detroit and Palm Springs?
Palm Springs is 3 hours behind Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DET to PSP?
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