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GDC to DET: distance & flight time
Greenville (Donaldson Field Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
530 mi
853 km · 460 nm
1h 37m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
530 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 37m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- GDC — Donaldson Field Airport · Greenville, United States
- DET — Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport · Detroit, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near GDC
Near DET
- DTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport22 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport10 mi away
- MTC · Selfridge Air National Guard Base Airport17 mi away
- PTK · Oakland County International Airport27 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GDC from DET?
The flight distance from Greenville (GDC) to Detroit (DET) is 530 miles (853 km, 460 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GDC to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 37m 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 GDC to DET?
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