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SLN to DTW: distance & flight time
Salina (Salina Municipal Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
786 mi
1,266 km · 683 nm
2h 11m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
786 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 11m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SLN — Salina Municipal Airport · Salina, 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 SLN
- FRI · Marshall Army Air Field51 mi away
- HUT · Hutchinson Municipal Airport51 mi away
- EWK · Newton City-County Airport55 mi away
- MHK · Manhattan Regional Airport58 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 SLN from DTW?
The flight distance from Salina (SLN) to Detroit (DTW) is 786 miles (1,266 km, 683 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SLN to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 11m 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 Salina and Detroit?
Detroit is 1 hour ahead of Salina.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SLN to DTW?
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