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SPI to DTW: distance & flight time
Springfield (Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
368 mi
592 km · 320 nm
1h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
368 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 26m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- SPI — Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport · Springfield, 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.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near SPI
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 SPI from DTW?
The flight distance from Springfield (SPI) to Detroit (DTW) is 368 miles (592 km, 320 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SPI to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 26m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from SPI to DTW?
Nonstop service on SPI–DTW depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 26m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Springfield and Detroit?
Detroit is 1 hour ahead of Springfield.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SPI to DTW?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SPI–DTW that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SPI to DTW fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SPI–DTW tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.