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SUX to DTW: distance & flight time
Sioux City (Sioux Gateway Col. Bud Day Field) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
665 mi
1,071 km · 578 nm
1h 55m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
665 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 55m 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
- SUX — Sioux Gateway Col. Bud Day Field · Sioux City, 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 SUX
- OFK · Karl Stefan Memorial Airport61 mi away
- YKN · Chan Gurney Municipal Airport62 mi away
- FET · Fremont Municipal Airport66 mi away
- OMA · Eppley Airfield80 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 SUX from DTW?
The flight distance from Sioux City (SUX) to Detroit (DTW) is 665 miles (1,071 km, 578 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SUX to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 55m 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 Sioux City and Detroit?
Detroit is 1 hour ahead of Sioux City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SUX to DTW?
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