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SDF to DTW: distance & flight time
Louisville (Louisville International Standiford Field) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
306 mi
492 km · 266 nm
1h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
306 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 16m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- SDF — Louisville International Standiford Field · Louisville, 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 SDF
- LOU · Bowman Field5 mi away
- FTK · Godman Army Air Field22 mi away
- FFT · Capital City Airport45 mi away
- LEX · Blue Grass Airport62 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 SDF from DTW?
The flight distance from Louisville (SDF) to Detroit (DTW) is 306 miles (492 km, 266 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SDF to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 16m 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 SDF to DTW?
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