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DET to SAC: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Sacramento (Sacramento Executive Airport)
2,023 mi
3,256 km · 1,758 nm
4h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
-3h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
2,023 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 26m 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
- SAC — Sacramento Executive Airport · Sacramento, 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 SAC
- MHR · Sacramento Mather Airport11 mi away
- MCC · Mc Clellan Airfield12 mi away
- SMF · Sacramento International Airport14 mi away
- SUU · Travis Air Force Base29 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from SAC?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Sacramento (SAC) is 2,023 miles (3,256 km, 1,758 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to SAC?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 26m 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 Sacramento?
Sacramento is 3 hours behind Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DET to SAC?
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