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DET to SEA: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Seattle (Seattle Tacoma International Airport)
1,932 mi
3,110 km · 1,679 nm
4h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
-3h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
1,932 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 15m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- SEA — Seattle Tacoma International Airport · Seattle, 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 SEA
- RNT · Renton Municipal Airport5 mi away
- BFI · Boeing Field King County International Airport6 mi away
- TIW · Tacoma Narrows Airport18 mi away
- PWT · Bremerton National Airport21 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from SEA?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Seattle (SEA) is 1,932 miles (3,110 km, 1,679 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to SEA?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 15m 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 Seattle?
Seattle is 3 hours behind Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DET to SEA?
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