# Distance from Buffalo (BYG) to Detroit (DTW)

> 1,900 km · estimated flight time 3h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 1,900 km / 1,181 mi / 1,026 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 3h
- **Heading**: 89° (east)
- **Return heading**: 285° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: Domestic (United States)
- **Time difference**: +2h (When it's 01:59 in Buffalo, it's 03:59 in Detroit)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,325 ft (DTW is lower than BYG)

## Airports

### [Johnson County Airport (BYG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/byg-buffalo-johnson-county-airport/1ef266df-11fd-6e36-9343-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Buffalo, United States
- ICAO: KBYG
- Timezone: America/Denver
- Coordinates: 44.380000, -106.720000
- Elevation: 4,970 ft

### [Detroit Metro Wayne County Airport (DTW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dtw-detroit-detroit-metro-wayne-county-airport/1ef266df-17dd-690a-88d4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Detroit, United States
- ICAO: KDTW
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 42.210000, -83.350000
- Elevation: 645 ft

## Route notes

This is a medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

Time-zone information: When it's 01:59 in Buffalo, it's 03:59 in Detroit.

## Related

- [Johnson County Airport (BYG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/byg-buffalo-johnson-county-airport/1ef266df-11fd-6e36-9343-06bb2780ed98)
- [Detroit Metro Wayne County Airport (DTW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dtw-detroit-detroit-metro-wayne-county-airport/1ef266df-17dd-690a-88d4-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)