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DTW to YXL: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Sioux Lookout (Sioux Lookout Airport)
681 mi
1,097 km · 592 nm
1h 57m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
681 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 57m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- DTW — Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · Detroit, United States
- YXL — Sioux Lookout Airport · Sioux Lookout, Canada
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 YXL
- YHD · Dryden Regional Airport42 mi away
- ZUC · Ignace Municipal Airport48 mi away
- YIB · Atikokan Municipal Airport93 mi away
- YRL · Red Lake Airport106 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from YXL?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Sioux Lookout (YXL) is 681 miles (1,097 km, 592 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to YXL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 57m 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 Sioux Lookout?
Sioux Lookout is 1 hour behind Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DTW to YXL?
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