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PIE to DTW: distance & flight time
St. Petersburg (St Petersburg Clearwater International Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
989 mi
1,591 km · 859 nm
2h 37m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
989 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 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
- PIE — St Petersburg Clearwater International Airport · St. Petersburg, 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.
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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 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 PIE from DTW?
The flight distance from St. Petersburg (PIE) to Detroit (DTW) is 989 miles (1,591 km, 859 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PIE to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 37m 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 PIE to DTW?
Nonstop service on PIE–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 2h 37m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PIE to DTW?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on PIE–DTW that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some PIE to DTW fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain PIE–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.