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DTW to SCH: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Scotia NY (Schenectady County Airport)
482 mi
775 km · 419 nm
1h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
482 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 31m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- SCH — Schenectady County Airport · Scotia NY, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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 SCH
- ALB · Albany International Airport10 mi away
- GFL · Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport37 mi away
- RUT · Rutland - Southern Vermont Regional Airport68 mi away
- BAF · Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport78 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from SCH?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Scotia NY (SCH) is 482 miles (775 km, 419 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to SCH?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 31m 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 SCH?
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