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DTW to ZSJ: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Sandy Lake (Sandy Lake Airport)
880 mi
1,417 km · 765 nm
2h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
880 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 23m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- DTW — Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · Detroit, United States
- ZSJ — Sandy Lake Airport · Sandy Lake, Canada
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 ZSJ
- KEW · Keewaywin Airport22 mi away
- YVZ · Deer Lake Airport41 mi away
- YNO · North Spirit Lake Airport43 mi away
- MSA · Muskrat Dam Airport70 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from ZSJ?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Sandy Lake (ZSJ) is 880 miles (1,417 km, 765 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to ZSJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 23m 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 ZSJ?
Nonstop service on DTW–ZSJ 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 2h 23m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Detroit and Sandy Lake?
Sandy Lake is 1 hour behind Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DTW to ZSJ?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on DTW–ZSJ that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some DTW to ZSJ fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain DTW–ZSJ 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.