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YSU to DTW: distance & flight time
Summerside (Summerside Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
1,005 mi
1,618 km · 873 nm
2h 39m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,005 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 39m 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
- 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 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 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 YSU from DTW?
The flight distance from Summerside (YSU) to Detroit (DTW) is 1,005 miles (1,618 km, 873 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YSU to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 39m 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 DTW?
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