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GSP to DET: distance & flight time
Greenville (Greenville Spartanburg International Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
521 mi
838 km · 453 nm
1h 36m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
521 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 36m 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
- GSP — Greenville Spartanburg International 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 GSP
- GMU · Greenville Downtown Airport8 mi away
- GDC · Donaldson Field Airport13 mi away
- SPA · Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport15 mi away
- CLT · Charlotte Douglas International Airport75 mi away
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 GSP from DET?
The flight distance from Greenville (GSP) to Detroit (DET) is 521 miles (838 km, 453 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GSP to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 36m 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 GSP to DET?
Nonstop service on GSP–DET 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 36m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GSP to DET?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on GSP–DET that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some GSP to DET fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain GSP–DET 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.