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DTW to SLK: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Saranac Lake (Adirondack Regional Airport)
484 mi
778 km · 420 nm
1h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
484 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
- SLK — Adirondack Regional Airport · Saranac Lake, 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 SLK
- LKP · Lake Placid Airport15 mi away
- PBG · Plattsburgh International Airport41 mi away
- MSS · Massena International Richards Field49 mi away
- BTV · Burlington International Airport52 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from SLK?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Saranac Lake (SLK) is 484 miles (778 km, 420 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to SLK?
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 SLK?
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