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DET to VSG: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Lugansk (Luhansk International Airport)
5,251 mi
8,450 km · 4,563 nm
10h 46m
estimated nonstop flight time
+7h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,251 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 46m 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
- VSG — Luhansk International Airport · Lugansk, Ukraine
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 VSG
- ROV · Platov International Airport69 mi away
- DOK · Donetsk International Airport79 mi away
- KRQ · Kramatorsk Airport82 mi away
- TGK · Taganrog Yuzhny Airport88 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from VSG?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Lugansk (VSG) is 5,251 miles (8,450 km, 4,563 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to VSG?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 46m 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 Lugansk?
Lugansk is 7 hours ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DET to VSG?
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