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DET to LDM: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Ludington (Mason County Airport)
202 mi
325 km · 176 nm
1h
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
202 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- DET — Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport · Detroit, United States
- LDM — Mason County Airport · Ludington, 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 LDM
- MBL · Manistee Co Blacker Airport23 mi away
- MKG · Muskegon County Airport55 mi away
- TVC · Cherry Capital Airport68 mi away
- SBM · Sheboygan County Memorial Airport73 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from LDM?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Ludington (LDM) is 202 miles (325 km, 176 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to LDM?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 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 cheapest way to fly from DET to LDM?
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