San Diego to Detroit Flight Time, Distance, Route Map

Flight time from San Diego, United States to Detroit, United States is 3 hours 56 minutes under avarage conditions. Our flight time calculator assumes an average flight speed for a commercial airliner of 500 mph, which is equivalent to 805 km/hr or 434 knots. Actual flight times may vary depending on aircraft type, cruise speed, routing, weather conditions, passenger load, and other factors.

What is the Flight Distance Between San Diego and Detroit?

The flight distance from San Diego (United States) to Detroit (United States) is 1969 miles. This is equivalent to 3168 kilometers or 1710 nautical miles. The calculated distance (air line) is the straight line distance or direct flight distance between cities. The nearest airport to San Diego, is San Diego International Airport (SAN) and the nearest airport to Detroit, is Detroit City Airport (DET).

San Diego - Detroit Timezones & Time Difference

Current local time in San Diego is 2025-03-14, 17:55:37 PDT
Current local time in Detroit is 2025-03-14, 20:55:37 EDT.
Time difference between San Diego (United States) and Detroit (United States) is 3 Hours.
Detroit time is 3 Hours ahead of San Diego.

San Diego to Detroit Flight Route Map

Flight map from San Diego, United States to Detroit, United States is given below.
Click the map to view San Diego to Detroit nonstop flight path and travel direction.

The distance between cities calculated based on their latitudes and longitudes. This is also called distance as the crow flies. Bird flight distance is calculated by drawing a straight line between two point coordinates. The length of this drawn line will give the shortest distance value. This distance may be very much different from the actual travel distance.


San Diego GPS Coordinates: Latitude: N 32° 42' 56.7'' Longitude: W 117° 9' 39.9''
Detroit GPS Coordinates: Latitude: N 42° 19' 53.1'' Longitude: W 83° 2' 44.7''

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