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GMU to DTW: distance & flight time
Greenville (Greenville Downtown Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
512 mi
824 km · 445 nm
1h 35m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
512 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 35m 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
- GMU — Greenville Downtown Airport · Greenville, United States
- DTW — Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · Detroit, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near GMU
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is GMU from DTW?
The flight distance from Greenville (GMU) to Detroit (DTW) is 512 miles (824 km, 445 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GMU to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 35m 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 GMU to DTW?
Nonstop service on GMU–DTW 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 35m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GMU to DTW?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on GMU–DTW that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some GMU to DTW fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain GMU–DTW 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.