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YCM to DTW: distance & flight time
Saint Catherines (Niagara District Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
223 mi
359 km · 194 nm
1h 3m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
223 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 3m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- YCM — Niagara District Airport · Saint Catherines, Canada
- 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 YCM
- YYZ · Lester B. Pearson International Airport41 mi away
- IAG · Niagara Falls International Airport13 mi away
- BUF · Buffalo Niagara International Airport28 mi away
- DU9 · Dunnville Airport31 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 YCM from DTW?
The flight distance from Saint Catherines (YCM) to Detroit (DTW) is 223 miles (359 km, 194 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YCM to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 3m 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 YCM to DTW?
Nonstop service on YCM–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 1h 3m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YCM to DTW?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YCM–DTW that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YCM to DTW fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YCM–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.