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SPW to DTW: distance & flight time
Spencer (Spencer Municipal Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
605 mi
973 km · 526 nm
1h 47m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
605 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 47m 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
- SPW — Spencer Municipal Airport · Spencer, 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 SPW
- FOD · Fort Dodge Regional Airport66 mi away
- SUX · Sioux Gateway Col. Bud Day Field80 mi away
- FSD · Joe Foss Field Airport82 mi away
- MCW · Mason City Municipal Airport94 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 SPW from DTW?
The flight distance from Spencer (SPW) to Detroit (DTW) is 605 miles (973 km, 526 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SPW to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 47m 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 Spencer and Detroit?
Detroit is 1 hour ahead of Spencer.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SPW to DTW?
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