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STP to DET: distance & flight time
St. Paul (St Paul Downtown Holman Field) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
531 mi
855 km · 462 nm
1h 37m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
531 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 37m 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
- STP — St Paul Downtown Holman Field · St. Paul, 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 STP
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 STP from DET?
The flight distance from St. Paul (STP) to Detroit (DET) is 531 miles (855 km, 462 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from STP to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 37m 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. Paul and Detroit?
Detroit is 1 hour ahead of St. Paul.
What is the cheapest way to fly from STP to DET?
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