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DET to LYH: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Lynchburg (Lynchburg Regional Preston Glenn Field)
405 mi
652 km · 352 nm
1h 21m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
405 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 21m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- LYH — Lynchburg Regional Preston Glenn Field · Lynchburg, 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 LYH
- ROA · Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport43 mi away
- DAN · Danville Regional Airport53 mi away
- SHD · Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport67 mi away
- CHO · Charlottesville Albemarle Airport69 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from LYH?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Lynchburg (LYH) is 405 miles (652 km, 352 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to LYH?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 21m 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 LYH?
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