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DTW to SFZ: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Smithfield (North Central State Airport)
608 mi
979 km · 529 nm
1h 47m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
608 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 47m 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
- SFZ — North Central State Airport · Smithfield, 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 SFZ
- BOS · General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport39 mi away
- PVD · Theodore Francis Green State Airport14 mi away
- NCO · Quonset State Airport23 mi away
- OWD · Norwood Memorial Airport25 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from SFZ?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Smithfield (SFZ) is 608 miles (979 km, 529 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to SFZ?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 47m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from DTW to SFZ?
Nonstop service on DTW–SFZ depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 47m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DTW to SFZ?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on DTW–SFZ that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some DTW to SFZ fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain DTW–SFZ tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.