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DET to SKY: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Sandusky (Griffing Sandusky Airport)
70 mi
112 km · 61 nm
39m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
70 miles nonstop takes roughly 39m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- DET — Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport · Detroit, United States
- SKY — Griffing Sandusky Airport · Sandusky, 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 SKY
- DTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport65 mi away
- CLE · Cleveland Hopkins International Airport42 mi away
- MFD · Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport43 mi away
- GQQ · Galion Municipal Airport47 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from SKY?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Sandusky (SKY) is 70 miles (112 km, 61 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to SKY?
A nonstop flight takes about 39m 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 DET to SKY?
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