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DET to LBB: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Lubbock (Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport)
1,185 mi
1,907 km · 1,030 nm
3h 3m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
1,185 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 3m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- DET — Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport · Detroit, United States
- LBB — Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport · Lubbock, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near LBB
- CVN · Clovis Municipal Airport89 mi away
- CVS · Cannon Air Force Base99 mi away
- CDS · Childress Municipal Airport103 mi away
- HOB · Lea County Regional Airport105 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from LBB?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Lubbock (LBB) is 1,185 miles (1,907 km, 1,030 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to LBB?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 3m 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 Detroit and Lubbock?
Lubbock is 1 hour behind Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DET to LBB?
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