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YWH to DTW: distance & flight time
Victoria (Victoria Harbour Seaplane Base) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
1,968 mi
3,167 km · 1,710 nm
4h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
+3h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,968 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 20m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YWH — Victoria Harbour Seaplane Base · Victoria, 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 YWH
- YVR · Vancouver International Airport54 mi away
- YYJ · Victoria International Airport15 mi away
- FRD · Friday Harbor Airport18 mi away
- LPS · Lopez Island Airport21 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 YWH from DTW?
The flight distance from Victoria (YWH) to Detroit (DTW) is 1,968 miles (3,167 km, 1,710 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YWH to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 20m 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 Victoria and Detroit?
Detroit is 3 hours ahead of Victoria.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YWH to DTW?
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