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DTW to SYR: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Syracuse (Syracuse Hancock International Airport)
373 mi
601 km · 324 nm
1h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
373 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 27m 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
- SYR — Syracuse Hancock International Airport · Syracuse, 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 SYR
- RME · Griffiss International Airport36 mi away
- ITH · Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport46 mi away
- ART · Watertown International Airport61 mi away
- BGM · Greater Binghamton/Edwin A Link field63 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from SYR?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Syracuse (SYR) is 373 miles (601 km, 324 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to SYR?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 27m 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 SYR?
Nonstop service on DTW–SYR 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 27m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DTW to SYR?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on DTW–SYR that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some DTW to SYR fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain DTW–SYR 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.