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DTW to SNU: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Santa Clara (Abel Santamaria Airport)
1,377 mi
2,216 km · 1,196 nm
3h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
1,377 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 28m 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
- SNU — Abel Santamaria Airport · Santa Clara, Cuba
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 SNU
- CFG · Jaime Gonzalez Airport38 mi away
- USS · Sancti Spiritus Airport48 mi away
- TND · Alberto Delgado Airport49 mi away
- BWW · Las Brujas Airport52 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from SNU?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Santa Clara (SNU) is 1,377 miles (2,216 km, 1,196 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to SNU?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 28m 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 SNU?
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