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DET to YTL: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Big Trout Lake (Big Trout Lake Airport)
849 mi
1,366 km · 738 nm
2h 19m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
849 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 19m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- DET — Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport · Detroit, United States
- YTL — Big Trout Lake Airport · Big Trout Lake, 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 YTL
- YAX · Wapekeka Airport13 mi away
- XBE · Bearskin Lake Airport47 mi away
- XKS · Kasabonika Airport55 mi away
- KIF · Kingfisher Lake Airport56 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from YTL?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Big Trout Lake (YTL) is 849 miles (1,366 km, 738 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to YTL?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 19m 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 Big Trout Lake?
Big Trout Lake is 1 hour behind Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DET to YTL?
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