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DET to LJU: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Ljubljana (Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport)
4,500 mi
7,242 km · 3,910 nm
9h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
+6h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
4,500 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 17m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 6-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- DET — Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport · Detroit, United States
- LJU — Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport · Ljubljana, Slovenia
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 LJU
- KLU · Klagenfurt Airport29 mi away
- TRS · Trieste–Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport55 mi away
- MBX · Maribor Airport61 mi away
- POW · Portoroz Airport66 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from LJU?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Ljubljana (LJU) is 4,500 miles (7,242 km, 3,910 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to LJU?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 17m 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 Ljubljana?
Ljubljana is 6 hours ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DET to LJU?
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