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SEA to DTW: distance & flight time
Seattle (Seattle Tacoma International Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
1,922 mi
3,093 km · 1,670 nm
4h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
+3h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,922 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 14m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SEA — Seattle Tacoma International Airport · Seattle, 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 SEA
- RNT · Renton Municipal Airport5 mi away
- BFI · Boeing Field King County International Airport6 mi away
- TIW · Tacoma Narrows Airport18 mi away
- PWT · Bremerton National Airport21 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 SEA from DTW?
The flight distance from Seattle (SEA) to Detroit (DTW) is 1,922 miles (3,093 km, 1,670 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SEA to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 14m 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 Seattle and Detroit?
Detroit is 3 hours ahead of Seattle.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SEA to DTW?
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