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DET to LPX: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Liepaja (Liepāja International Airport)
4,312 mi
6,939 km · 3,747 nm
8h 55m
estimated nonstop flight time
+7h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
4,312 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 55m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- DET — Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport · Detroit, United States
- LPX — Liepāja International Airport · Liepaja, Latvia
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 LPX
- PLQ · Palanga International Airport38 mi away
- KLJ · Klaipėda Airport56 mi away
- VNT · Ventspils International Airport60 mi away
- SQQ · Šiauliai International Airport98 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from LPX?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Liepaja (LPX) is 4,312 miles (6,939 km, 3,747 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to LPX?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 55m 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 Liepaja?
Liepaja is 7 hours ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DET to LPX?
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