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DET to LYE: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Lyneham (RAF Lyneham)
3,673 mi
5,911 km · 3,192 nm
7h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
+5h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
3,673 miles nonstop takes roughly 7h 40m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- DET — Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport · Detroit, United States
- LYE — RAF Lyneham · Lyneham, United Kingdom
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 LYE
- GBA · Cotswold Airport12 mi away
- FFD · RAF Fairford15 mi away
- BZZ · RAF Brize Norton24 mi away
- LHR · London Heathrow Airport66 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from LYE?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Lyneham (LYE) is 3,673 miles (5,911 km, 3,192 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to LYE?
A nonstop flight takes about 7h 40m 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 Lyneham?
Lyneham is 5 hours ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DET to LYE?
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