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PIE to DET: distance & flight time
St. Petersburg (St Petersburg Clearwater International Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
1,002 mi
1,612 km · 871 nm
2h 39m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
1,002 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 39m 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
- PIE — St Petersburg Clearwater International Airport · St. Petersburg, 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 PIE
- TPA · Tampa International Airport10 mi away
- CLW · Clearwater Air Park6 mi away
- SPG · Albert Whitted Airport11 mi away
- MCF · Mac Dill Air Force Base11 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 PIE from DET?
The flight distance from St. Petersburg (PIE) to Detroit (DET) is 1,002 miles (1,612 km, 871 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PIE to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 39m 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 PIE to DET?
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