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SPG to DET: distance & flight time
St. Petersburg (Albert Whitted Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
1,012 mi
1,629 km · 879 nm
2h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
1,012 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 40m 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
- SPG — Albert Whitted Airport · St. Petersburg, 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 SPG
- TPA · Tampa International Airport16 mi away
- MCF · Mac Dill Air Force Base9 mi away
- PIE · St Petersburg Clearwater International Airport11 mi away
- TPF · Peter O Knight Airport15 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 SPG from DET?
The flight distance from St. Petersburg (SPG) to Detroit (DET) is 1,012 miles (1,629 km, 879 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SPG to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 40m 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 SPG to DET?
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