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YSE to DTW: distance & flight time
Squamish (Squamish Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
1,956 mi
3,148 km · 1,700 nm
4h 18m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,956 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 18m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- YSE — Squamish Airport · Squamish, 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 YSE
- YVR · Vancouver International Airport41 mi away
- YWS · Whistler/Green Lake Water Aerodrome27 mi away
- CXH · Vancouver Harbour Water Aerodrome34 mi away
- YDT · Boundary Bay Airport49 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 YSE from DTW?
The flight distance from Squamish (YSE) to Detroit (DTW) is 1,956 miles (3,148 km, 1,700 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YSE to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 18m 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 YSE to DTW?
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