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SQA to DTW: distance & flight time
Santa Ynez (Santa Ynez Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
2,039 mi
3,282 km · 1,772 nm
4h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
2,039 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 28m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- SQA — Santa Ynez Airport · Santa Ynez, 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 SQA
- SBA · Santa Barbara Municipal Airport18 mi away
- LPC · Lompoc Airport23 mi away
- VBG · Vandenberg Air Force Base30 mi away
- SMX · Santa Maria Pub/Capt G Allan Hancock Field30 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 SQA from DTW?
The flight distance from Santa Ynez (SQA) to Detroit (DTW) is 2,039 miles (3,282 km, 1,772 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SQA to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 28m 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 SQA to DTW?
Nonstop service on SQA–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 4h 28m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SQA to DTW?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SQA–DTW that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SQA to DTW fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SQA–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.