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SAV to DET: distance & flight time
Savannah (Savannah Hilton Head International Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
717 mi
1,154 km · 623 nm
2h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
717 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 2m 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
- SAV — Savannah Hilton Head International Airport · Savannah, 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 SAV
- SVN · Hunter Army Air Field9 mi away
- LIY · Wright AAF (Fort Stewart)/Midcoast Regional Airport27 mi away
- HHH · Hilton Head Airport30 mi away
- BFT · Beaufort County Airport39 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 SAV from DET?
The flight distance from Savannah (SAV) to Detroit (DET) is 717 miles (1,154 km, 623 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SAV to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 2m 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 SAV to DET?
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