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STL to DET: distance & flight time
St. Louis (St Louis Lambert International Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
461 mi
743 km · 401 nm
1h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
461 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 28m 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
- STL — St Louis Lambert International Airport · St. Louis, 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 STL
- SUS · Spirit of St Louis Airport16 mi away
- ALN · St Louis Regional Airport20 mi away
- BLV · Scott AFB/Midamerica Airport32 mi away
- SPI · Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport84 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 STL from DET?
The flight distance from St. Louis (STL) to Detroit (DET) is 461 miles (743 km, 401 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from STL to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 28m 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 St. Louis and Detroit?
Detroit is 1 hour ahead of St. Louis.
What is the cheapest way to fly from STL to DET?
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