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DTW to GDC: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Greenville (Donaldson Field Airport)
518 mi
833 km · 450 nm
1h 36m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
518 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 36m 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
- DTW — Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · Detroit, United States
- GDC — Donaldson Field Airport · Greenville, 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
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Near DTW
- YIP · Willow Run Airport9 mi away
- ARB · Ann Arbor Municipal Airport20 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport21 mi away
- DET · Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport22 mi away
Near GDC
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from GDC?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Greenville (GDC) is 518 miles (833 km, 450 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to GDC?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 36m 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 DTW to GDC?
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