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SAW to DTW: distance & flight time
Istanbul (Sabiha Gökçen International Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
5,323 mi
8,567 km · 4,626 nm
10h 54m
estimated nonstop flight time
-7h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,323 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 54m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SAW — Sabiha Gökçen International Airport · Istanbul, Turkey
- 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 SAW
- IST · Istanbul Airport39 mi away
- ISL · Atatürk International Airport26 mi away
- KCO · Cengiz Topel Airport42 mi away
- YEI · Bursa Yenişehir Airport46 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 SAW from DTW?
The flight distance from Istanbul (SAW) to Detroit (DTW) is 5,323 miles (8,567 km, 4,626 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SAW to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 54m 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 time difference between Istanbul and Detroit?
Detroit is 7 hours behind Istanbul.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SAW to DTW?
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