Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
DET to SKA: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Spokane (Fairchild Air Force Base)
1,715 mi
2,760 km · 1,490 nm
3h 50m
estimated nonstop flight time
-3h
time difference · heading northwest
See live DET→SKA fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
1,715 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 50m 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
- SKA — Fairchild Air Force Base · Spokane, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
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 SKA
- GEG · Spokane International Airport6 mi away
- SFF · Felts Field16 mi away
- COE · Coeur D'Alene - Pappy Boyington Field40 mi away
- PUW · Pullman Moscow Regional Airport65 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from SKA?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Spokane (SKA) is 1,715 miles (2,760 km, 1,490 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to SKA?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 50m 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 Spokane?
Spokane is 3 hours behind Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DET to SKA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on DET–SKA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.