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DTW to LAN: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Lansing (Capital City Airport)
74 mi
119 km · 64 nm
40m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
74 miles nonstop takes roughly 40m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- DTW — Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · Detroit, United States
- LAN — Capital City Airport · Lansing, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near DTW
- YIP · Willow Run Airport9 mi away
- ARB · Ann Arbor Municipal Airport20 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport21 mi away
- DET · Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport22 mi away
Near LAN
- DTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport74 mi away
- JXN · Jackson County Reynolds Field36 mi away
- AMN · Gratiot Community Airport38 mi away
- FNT · Bishop International Airport45 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from LAN?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Lansing (LAN) is 74 miles (119 km, 64 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to LAN?
A nonstop flight takes about 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 cheapest way to fly from DTW to LAN?
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