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DET to YQB: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Quebec (Quebec Jean Lesage International Airport)
646 mi
1,039 km · 561 nm
1h 52m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
646 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 52m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- YQB — Quebec Jean Lesage International Airport · Quebec, Canada
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 YQB
- YRQ · Trois-Rivières Airport68 mi away
- YML · Charlevoix Airport78 mi away
- YSC · Sherbrooke Airport95 mi away
- YBG · CFB Bagotville108 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from YQB?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Quebec (YQB) is 646 miles (1,039 km, 561 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to YQB?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 52m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from DET to YQB?
Nonstop service on DET–YQB depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 52m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DET to YQB?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on DET–YQB that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some DET to YQB fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain DET–YQB tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.