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YPS to DTW: distance & flight time
Port Hawkesbury (Port Hawkesbury Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
1,116 mi
1,796 km · 970 nm
2h 54m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,116 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 54m 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
- YPS — Port Hawkesbury Airport · Port Hawkesbury, 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 YPS
- YQY · Sydney / J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport72 mi away
- YYG · Charlottetown Airport95 mi away
- YHZ · Halifax / Stanfield International Airport117 mi away
- YGR · Îles-de-la-Madeleine Airport124 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 YPS from DTW?
The flight distance from Port Hawkesbury (YPS) to Detroit (DTW) is 1,116 miles (1,796 km, 970 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YPS to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 54m 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 cheapest way to fly from YPS to DTW?
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