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YSU to DET: distance & flight time
Summerside (Summerside Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
984 mi
1,583 km · 855 nm
2h 36m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
984 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 36m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YSU — Summerside Airport · Summerside, Canada
- 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 YSU
- YYG · Charlottetown Airport36 mi away
- YQM · Greater Moncton International Airport46 mi away
- YCH · Miramichi Airport86 mi away
- YHZ · Halifax / Stanfield International Airport109 mi away
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 YSU from DET?
The flight distance from Summerside (YSU) to Detroit (DET) is 984 miles (1,583 km, 855 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YSU to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 36m 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 Summerside and Detroit?
Detroit is 1 hour behind Summerside.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YSU to DET?
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